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Verb
/riˈklām/,
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reclaimed, past participle; reclaims, 3rd person singular present; reclaiming, present participle; reclaimed, past tense;
  1. Retrieve or recover (something previously lost, given, or paid); obtain the return of
    • - he returned three years later to reclaim his title as director of advertising
    • - when Dennis emerged I reclaimed my room
  2. Redeem (someone) from a state of vice; reform
    • - societies for reclaiming beggars and prostitutes
  3. Tame or civilize (an animal or person)

  4. Bring (waste land or land formerly under water) under cultivation
    • - little money is available to reclaim and cultivate the desert
    • - reclaimed land
  5. Recover (material) for reuse; recycle
    • - a sufficient weight of plastic could easily be reclaimed
Noun
  1. The action or process of reclaiming or being reclaimed
    • - beyond reclaim
  1. claim back
  2. reuse (materials from waste products)
  3. reform: bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct"
  4. make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state; "The people reclaimed the marshes"
  5. domesticate: overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
  6. (reclaimed) rescued: delivered from danger
  7. 'Reclaim' is Keep of Kalessin's first EP. It was released on December 6, 2003 in the United States and in Europe on January 15, 2004 as a Mini CD. It was recorded in July, 2003 in Silverstone Studios and Schweinhund Studios. The EP was produced by Schwein and Obsidian C.. ...
  8. (Reclaimed) Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, is the process to create new land from sea or riverbeds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamation ground or landfill.
  9. (Reclaiming (neopaganism)) Reclaiming is an international community of women and men working to combine earth-based spirituality and political activism. ...
  10. The calling back of a hawk; The bringing back or recalling of a person; the fetching of someone back; An effort to take something back, to reclaim something; To return land to a suitable condition for use; To obtain useful products from waste; to recycle; To return someone to a proper ...
  11. (Reclaimed) Refers to the specialized process of cleaning and refurbishing an item for reuse. For example, carpet broadloom and tiles can be cleaned and refurbished to replace overly worn segments.
  12. (Reclaimed) Refers to material that has been salvaged from an existing building for reuse. Often, reclaimed materials undergo some remanufacturing to make them more suitable for reuse in construction.
  13. (Reclaimed) Wood material from municipal or industrial sources that has been previously used.
  14. (Reclaimed) timber salvaged from use in other locations, to give the new environment and aged look and feel.
  15. (Reclaiming) Returning used refrigerant to the manufacturer for disposal or reuse.
  16. (reclaiming) Removing a screen-printing stencil from a screen mesh so it can be used again.
  17. (Reclaiming) Removing refrigerant from equipment, in a safe manner without releasing it into the atmosphere to return to a recycling facility or for reuse.
  18. (Reclaiming) Taking refrigerant that has been removed from a system and processing it in accordance with EPA rules.
  19. (Reclaiming) or Recovery Dryer - See Reclaimer.
  20. (reclaiming) A reconditioning process with the addition of anti-oxidants that remove most of the oil's oxidation products by an absorbent bed, such a Fullers earth.
  21. Reclaimed rubber, resulting from the treatment of scrap vulcanized rubber in various operations. Reclaim is generally used as an extender or processing aid in natural and SBR compounds rather than by itself. ...
  22. To use a product again after its initial use. This commonly refers to materials such as tile, brick, and stone.
  23. to process a material in order to recover usable products, or to regenerate a material.
  24. An act carried out by a seller who has tendered a live cattle delivery certificate that the assigned buyer has retendered. A seller will do this to collect the retender fee. To reclaim, the original seller establishes a long position in the pit and submits a reclaim notice. ...
  25. The process used to recycle non-deposited powder through the gun for reuse (after mixing and sieving).