reclaim

verb

Definition of RECLAIM

to get again in one's possession <she reclaimed the championship title after losing it last year>

Synonyms get back, reacquire, recapture, reclaim, re-collect, recoup, regain, repossess, retake, retrieve

Related Words recruit, replenish; redeem, repurchase; rescue

Near Antonyms lose, mislay, misplace

to make better in behavior or character <a program to reclaim juvenile offenders by requiring them to do community service>

Synonyms habilitate, reclaim, redeem, regenerate, rehabilitate

Related Words reeducate; amend, improve, refine; cleanse, purify, restore

Near Antonyms abase, canker, corrupt, debauch, degrade, demean, demoralize, deprave, lower, pervert, poison, profane, prostitute, subvert, warp

to obtain (a raw material) by separating it from a by-product or waste product <after reclaiming the glycerin from used vegetable oil, you can use the oil to create a fuel that burns cleaner than regular gasoline>

Synonyms reclaim, recover

Related Words reuse; process, reprocess

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