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Reclaim

The calling back of a hawk.

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📖 Definitions of "Reclaim"

noun

1
The calling back of a hawk.
2
The bringing back or recalling of a person; the fetching of someone back.
3
An effort to take something back, to reclaim something.

verb

1
To return land to a suitable condition for use.
2
To obtain useful products from waste; to recycle.
3
To claim something back; to repossess.
4
To return someone to a proper course of action, or correct an error; to reform.

🔄 Synonyms of "Reclaim"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
recoververb	(transitive) To replenish to, resume (a good state of mind or body).
repossessverb	(law, finance) To reclaim ownership of property for which payment remains due.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Reclaim"

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Word	Definition
recoververb	(transitive) To replenish to, resume (a good state of mind or body).
repossessverb	(law, finance) To reclaim ownership of property for which payment remains due.
recoverynoun	A return to normal health.
resumeverb	(transitive) To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on.
retrieveverb	(transitive) To regain or get back something.
regainverb	(transitive) To get back; to recover possession of.
rehabilitateverb	(transitive) To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc.
reinstateverb	(transitive) To restore to a former position or rank.
recaptureverb	To capture something for a second or subsequent time, especially after a loss.
recoupverb	(transitive, intransitive) To make back (an investment or similar).
restoreverb	(transitive) To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
retrievalnoun	The act of retrieving or something retrieved.
recuperateverb	(intransitive) To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness or from exhaustion (or sometimes from a financial loss, etc).
reassumeverb	To resume, to carry on (a practice, thought, occupation etc.) again.
retrainverb	(ambitransitive) To train again; especially, to train or study in a new subject or job
reopenverb	(transitive) To open (something) again.
redeployverb	(transitive) To deploy again.
rediscoververb	(transitive) To discover again; especially something previously lost or forgotten.
remediateverb	(transitive) To correct or improve (a deficiency or problem).
readmitverb	To admit, or allow to enter, again.