Definition of reclaim

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Reclaim (v. t.) To correct; to reform; -- said of things.

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Uncivilized :: Uncivilized (a.) Not civilized; not reclaimed from savage life; rude; barbarous; savage; as, the uncivilized inhabitants of Central Africa..
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..
Reclaim :: Reclaim (n.) The act of reclaiming, or the state of being reclaimed; reclamation; recovery..
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..
Reclaim :: Reclaim (v. t.) To exclaim against; to gainsay.
Reclaimable :: Reclaimable (a.) That may be reclaimed.
Civilize :: Civilize (v. t.) To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine.
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..
Reclaim :: Reclaim (v. t.) To claim back; to demand the return of as a right; to attempt to recover possession of.
Tamable :: Tamable (a.) Capable of being tamed, subdued, or reclaimed from wildness or savage ferociousness..
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..
Reclaim :: Reclaim (v. t.) To call back from flight or disorderly action; to call to, for the purpose of subduing or quieting..
Reclaimer :: Reclaimer (n.) One who reclaims.
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.) To call back to rectitude from moral wandering or transgression; to draw back to correct deportment or course of life; to reform.
Domesticate :: Domesticate (a.) To tame or reclaim from a wild state; as, to domesticate wild animals; to domesticate a plant..
Restorable :: Restorable (a.) Admitting of being restored; capable of being reclaimed; as, restorable land..
Reclaimant :: Reclaimant (n.) One who reclaims; one who cries out against or contradicts.
Revindicate :: Revindicate (v. t.) To vindicate again; to reclaim; to demand and take back.
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