reclaim

CEFRB2

/ɹɪˈkleɪm/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To get something back or make damaged land useful again.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To claim something back; to repossess.

Examples

  • Nature has begun to reclaim these spaces.

  • Some day man will reclaim the desert for agriculture.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ɹiːˈkleɪm/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To obtain useful products from waste; to recycle.

  2. To return land to a suitable condition for use.

  3. To return someone to a proper course of action, or correct an error; to reform.

More examples

In context

  • The new project will reclaim the land from the sea.

  • Is it okay to smoke cannabis reclaim?

  • Once a term of homophobic abuse, the term “queer” has been reclaimed as a marker for some gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (GLBT), and other marginalized sexual identities.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

After paying the late fee, she was able to blank her confiscated passport from the office.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English reclaymen, recleymen, reclamen, from Anglo-Norman reclamer (noun reclaim and Middle French reclamer (noun reclaim), from Latin reclāmō, reclāmāre. Equivalent to re- + claim.