RECLAIM


Meaning of RECLAIM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rɪˈkleɪm ]

v. & n. --v.tr. 1 seek the return of (one's property). 2 claim in return or as a rebate etc. 3 bring under cultivation, esp. from a state of being under water. 4 a win back or away from vice or error or a waste condition; reform. b tame, civilize. --n. the act or an instance of reclaiming; the process of being reclaimed. øøreclaimable adj. reclaimer n. reclamation n. [ME f. OF reclamer reclaim- f. L reclamare cry out against (as RE-, clamare shout)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.