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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Reclaim :: Reclaim (v. t.) To correct; to reform; -- said of things.
Polder :: Polder (n.) A tract of low land reclaimed from the sea by of high embankments.
Reclaim :: Reclaim (v. t.) To call back from flight or disorderly action; to call to, for the purpose of subduing or quieting..
Reclaiming :: Reclaiming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reclai.
Tamable :: Tamable (a.) Capable of being tamed, subdued, or reclaimed from wildness or savage ferociousness..
Revendicate :: Revendicate (v. t.) To reclaim; to demand the restoration of.
Civilize :: Civilize (v. t.) To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine.
Reclamation :: Reclamation (n.) The act or process of reclaiming.
Reclaim :: Reclaim (v. i.) To draw back; to give way.
Reclaim :: Reclaim (v. t.) To call back, as a hawk to the wrist in falconry, by a certain customary call..
Irreclaimable :: Irreclaimable (a.) Incapable of being reclaimed.
Dereliction :: Dereliction (n.) The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment.
Restorable :: Restorable (a.) Admitting of being restored; capable of being reclaimed; as, restorable land..
Reclaim :: Reclaim (v. t.) To claim back; to demand the return of as a right; to attempt to recover possession of.
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..
Abandoned :: Abandoned (a.) Self-abandoned, or given up to vice; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked ; as, an abandoned villain..
Uncivilized :: Uncivilized (a.) Not civilized; not reclaimed from savage life; rude; barbarous; savage; as, the uncivilized inhabitants of Central Africa..
Reclaimed :: Reclaimed (imp. & p. p.) of Reclai.
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 (n.) The act of reclaiming, or the state of being reclaimed; reclamation; recovery..
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