RECLAIM

[verb] [T] - to take back (something that was yours)Foreign tourists who have paid tax on goods they have bought can reclaim it when they leave the country.I went to the station to reclaim my suitcase from the left luggage office.If land is reclaimed, it is made suitable for building or farming.The Dutch have reclaimed a lot of land from the sea by draining it and enclosing it with sea walls.If you reclaim waste materials, you treat them to obtain useful materials, such as glass or paper, that can be used again.