reclaim

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.

ruГлагол, 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.esVerbo que se usa para referirse a la acción de recuperar o restaurar algo que se había perdido, quitado o desperdiciado, o para hacer que un terreno vuelva a ser útil o productivo.frVerbe désignant l'action de récupérer ou de restaurer quelque chose qui a été perdu, pris ou gaspillé, ou de rendre des terres à un état utilisable.deVerb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, etwas Verlorenes, Entzogenes oder Verschwendetes zurückzugewinnen oder wiederherzustellen, oder Land wieder nutzbar zu machen.ptVerbo usado para indicar a ação de recuperar ou restaurar algo que foi perdido, tomado ou desperdiçado, ou de tornar uma terra própria para uso.zh动词，表示取回或恢复曾被失去、被夺走或被浪费的东西，也指开垦或改良土地使其可利用。arفعل يُستخدم للدلالة على استعادة أو استرداد شيء فُقد أو سُلب أو أُهدر، أو لإعادة الأرض إلى حالة صالحة للاستخدام.

1. Claim back B2 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruВернутьesrecuperar, reclamarfrrécupérerdeZurückgewinnenptReclamarzh收回arاستعادة

   Synonymes: get backrecouprecoverregainrepossessretrievewin back

   Antonymes: abandonforfeitrelinquishrenouncesurrender

2. Reuse materials B2 formal

   To extract useful materials from waste products for reuse.

   • 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.

   ruПерерабатыватьesRecuperar materialesfrrécupérer des matériauxdeWiederverwertenptReciclarzh回收利用arإعادة تدوير المواد

   Synonymes: extractrecoverrecyclereprocessretrievesalvage

3. Reform morally C1 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruИсправить моральноesReformar moralmentefrramener à la vertudeMoralisch bessernptReformar moralmentezh道德改造arالإصلاح الأخلاقي

   Synonymes: amendbetterconvertcorrectimproveredeemreformregeneraterehabilitatesave

4. Make useful again B2 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruВосстановитьesrecuperar para uso productivofrRendre à nouveau utiledeWieder nutzbar machenptRecuperarzh开垦arاستصلاح

   Synonymes: recoverredeemregeneraterehabilitaterestoreretrieve

   Antonymes: abandonneglectwaste

5. Tame or domesticate C1 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruПриручитьesDomesticarfrApprivoiser ou domestiquerdeZähmenptDomesticarzh驯服arترويض

   Synonymes: breakdomesticategentlemastersubduetametrain

   Antonymes: freeliberatereleasewild

• reclaimed past participle
• reclaimed past simple
• reclaiming present participle
• reclaims third person singular