reclaim

• Verb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, etwas Verlorenes, Entzogenes oder Verschwendetes zurückzugewinnen oder wiederherzustellen, oder Land wieder nutzbar zu machen.

A verb used to indicate the act of retrieving or recovering something that was lost, taken away, or wasted, or to make land suitable for use again.

1. Claim backB2formal

   To retrieve or recover something that was lost, taken, or given away.

   Zurückgewinnen

   • She reclaimed her luggage from the lost and found office.
   • The company reclaimed its property after the lease expired.
   • He reclaimed his title as champion after a year of training.

   Synonymeget backrecouprecoverregainrepossessretrievewin back

   Antonymeabandonforfeitrelinquishrenouncesurrender

2. Reuse materialsB2formal

   To extract useful materials from waste products for reuse.

   Wiederverwerten

   • The factory reclaims metals from electronic waste.
   • They reclaim paper and plastic from household garbage.
   • New technologies allow us to reclaim valuable resources from old batteries.

   Synonymeextractrecoverrecyclereprocessretrievesalvage

3. Reform morallyC1formal

   To bring someone back from a wrong or harmful way of living to a correct or virtuous one.

   Moralisch bessern

   • The program aims to reclaim young offenders from a life of crime.
   • He was reclaimed from his destructive habits by his family's support.
   • The community center works to reclaim troubled youth through education.

   Synonymeamendbetterconvertcorrectimproveredeemreformregeneraterehabilitatesave

4. Make useful againB2formal

   To transform land or a resource from a useless or uncultivated state into a productive one.

   Wieder nutzbar machen

   • They reclaimed the desert by planting drought-resistant crops.
   • The government reclaimed the polluted area for a new park.
   • Farmers reclaimed the swampy land for agriculture.

   Synonymerecoverredeemregeneraterehabilitaterestoreretrieve

   Antonymeabandonneglectwaste

5. Tame or domesticateC1formal

   To overcome the wildness of an animal and make it docile and tractable.

   Zähmen

   • The trainer reclaimed the wild horse with patience and skill.
   • It took months to reclaim the feral cat and make it a pet.
   • They reclaimed the wolf-dog hybrid through careful handling.

   Synonymebreakdomesticategentlemastersubduetametrain

   Antonymefreeliberatereleasewild