Definition of reclaim

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Reclaim (v. t.) To reduce from a wild to a tamed state; to bring under discipline; -- said especially of birds trained for the chase, but also of other animals..

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Polder :: Polder (n.) A tract of low land reclaimed from the sea by of high embankments.
Revendicate :: Revendicate (v. t.) To reclaim; to demand the restoration of.
Reclaim :: Reclaim (v. t.) To call back from flight or disorderly action; to call to, for the purpose of subduing or quieting..
Dereliction :: Dereliction (n.) The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment.
Reclamation :: Reclamation (n.) The act or process of reclaiming.
Domesticate :: Domesticate (a.) To tame or reclaim from a wild state; as, to domesticate wild animals; to domesticate a plant..
Reclaim :: Reclaim (v. t.) To claim back; to demand the return of as a right; to attempt to recover possession of.
Re- :: Re- () A prefix signifying back, against, again, anew; as, recline, to lean back; recall, to call back; recede; remove; reclaim, to call out against; repugn, to fight against; recognition, a knowing again; rejoin, to join again; reiterate; reassure. Combinations containing the prefix re- are readily formed, and are for the most part of obvious signification..
Chasten :: Chasten (v. t.) To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon the purpose of reclaiming; to discipline; as, to chasten a son with a rod..
Reclaim :: Reclaim (v. t.) Hence: To reduce to a desired state by discipline, labor, cultivation, or the like; to rescue from being wild, desert, waste, submerged, or the like; as, to reclaim wild land, overflowed land, etc..
Reclaimable :: Reclaimable (a.) That may be reclaimed.
Tame :: Tame (a.) To reduce from a wild to a domestic state; to make gentle and familiar; to reclaim; to domesticate; as, to tame a wild beast..
Civilize :: Civilize (v. t.) To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine.
Abandoned :: Abandoned (a.) Self-abandoned, or given up to vice; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked ; as, an abandoned villain..
Reclaiming :: Reclaiming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reclai.
Reclaimed :: Reclaimed (imp. & p. p.) of Reclai.
Reclaim :: Reclaim (v. t.) To exclaim against; to gainsay.
Reclaim :: Reclaim (v. t.) To reduce from a wild to a tamed state; to bring under discipline; -- said especially of birds trained for the chase, but also of other animals..
Irreclaimable :: Irreclaimable (a.) Incapable of being reclaimed.
Reclaim :: Reclaim (v. i.) To cry out in opposition or contradiction; to exclaim against anything; to contradict; to take exceptions.
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