Definition of: reclaim

(ri·klām′) v.t.
1. To bring (swamp, desert, etc.) into a condition to support cultivation or life, as by draining or irrigating.
2. To obtain (a substance) from used or waste products: to reclaim rubber.
3. To cause to return from wrong or sinful ways of life; reform.
4. Obs. To tame, as a hawk.
—noun
1. The act of reclaiming or state of being reclaimed; also, that which is reclaimed.
2. A fresh claim. [<OF reclamer call back <L reclamare <re- against + clamare cry out]
—re·claim′·a·ble adjective
—re·claim′er, re·claim′ant noun Synonyms (verb): amend, convert, correct, recover, redeem, reform, renew, rescue, restore, subdue, tame. Antonyms: corrupt, degrade, deprave, destroy, seduce, vitiate.