reclaim

• Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по возвращению или восстановлению чего-либо, что было потеряно, отнято или потрачено впустую, или для приведения земли в пригодное для использования состояние.

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.

   Вернуть

   • 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.

   Synonymsget backrecouprecoverregainrepossessretrievewin back

   Antonymsabandonforfeitrelinquishrenouncesurrender

2. Reuse materialsB2formal

   To extract useful materials from waste products for reuse.

   Перерабатывать

   • 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.

   Synonymsextractrecoverrecyclereprocessretrievesalvage

3. Reform morallyC1formal

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

   Исправить морально

   • 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.

   Synonymsamendbetterconvertcorrectimproveredeemreformregeneraterehabilitatesave

4. Make useful againB2formal

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

   Восстановить

   • 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.

   Synonymsrecoverredeemregeneraterehabilitaterestoreretrieve

   Antonymsabandonneglectwaste

5. Tame or domesticateC1formal

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

   Приручить

   • 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.

   Synonymsbreakdomesticategentlemastersubduetametrain

   Antonymsfreeliberatereleasewild