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Reclaim

verb/ɹᵻklˈeɪm/
Definition
claim back
reuse (materials from waste products)
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɹᵻklˈeɪm/
🇬🇧British English
/ɹɪklˈeɪm/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɹɪklˈeɪm/
2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻklˈeɪm/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbclaim back
verbreuse (materials from waste products)
verbbring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
“The Church reformed me”
verbmake useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state
“The people reclaimed the marshes”
verbovercome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
“He tames lions for the circus”
Word Forms
reclamationnounthe recovery of useful substances from waste products
reformativeadjectivetending to reform
reformatoryadjectivetending to reform
reformnounself-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice
reformistnouna disputant who advocates reform
reformationnounrescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
rectificationnounthe act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
tameableadjectivecapable of being tamed
tamableadjectivecapable of being tamed
tamernounan animal trainer who tames wild animals
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
zurückfordern
zurückfordern
🇫🇷French
récupérer
réclamer
🇪🇸Spanish
reclamar
reclamar de vuelta
🇮🇹Italian
recuperare
reclamare indietro
🇳🇱Dutch
terugwinnen
terug claimen
🇵🇹Portuguese
recuperar
reivindicar de volta
🇷🇺Russian
вернуть себе
потребовать обратно
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पुनः प्राप्त
वापस दावा करें
🇧🇩Bengali
পুনরুদ্ধার
ফিরে দাবি
🇮🇳Tamil
மீட்டெடுக்க
திரும்பக் கோருங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
తిరిగి పొందండి
తిరిగి దావా వేయండి
🇮🇳Marathi
पुन्हा हक्क सांगणे
परत दावा
🇮🇳Gujarati
ફરી દાવો
પાછા દાવો કરો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪುನಃ ಪಡೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ
ಮರಳಿ ಹಕ್ಕು
🇮🇳Malayalam
വീണ്ടെടുക്കുക
തിരികെ ക്ലെയിം ചെയ്യുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮੁੜ ਦਾਅਵਾ
ਵਾਪਸ ਦਾ ਦਾਅਵਾ ਕਰੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
دوبارہ دعوی
واپس کا دعوی کریں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
回收
索回
🇯🇵Japanese
取り戻す
返還請求
🇰🇷Korean
개심
돌려받기
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đòi lại
đòi lại
🇹🇭Thai
เรียกคืน
เรียกร้องกลับ
🇮🇩Indonesian
memperoleh kembali
klaim kembali
🇵🇭Filipino
bawiin
i-claim pabalik
🇲🇾Malay
menuntut semula
tuntut balik
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
استعادة
المطالبة مرة أخرى
🇮🇷Persian
بازپس گیری
ادعای پس گرفتن
🇹🇷Turkish
geri almak
geri talep etmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְטַיֵב
לתבוע בחזרה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'reclaim'?
The primary meaning of 'reclaim' is 'claim back'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'reclaim' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'reclaim' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'reclaim' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'reclaim' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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