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reclaim

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of reclaim

1 to get again in oneʼs possession

  • she reclaimed the championship title after losing it last year
Synonyms of reclaim

get back, re-collect, reacquire, recapture, recoup, recover, regain, repossess, retake, retrieve
Words Related to reclaim

recruit, replenish

redeem, repurchase

rescue
Near Antonyms of reclaim

lose, mislay, misplace

2 to make better in behavior or character

  • a program to reclaim juvenile offenders by requiring them to do community service
Synonyms of reclaim

habilitate, redeem, reform, regenerate, rehabilitate
Words Related to reclaim

reeducate

amend, improve, refine

cleanse, purify, restore
Near Antonyms of reclaim

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

3 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 of reclaim

recover, recycle
Words Related to reclaim

reuse

process, reprocess

Synonym Discussion of reclaim

rescue, deliver, redeem, ransom, reclaim, save mean to set free from confinement or danger. rescue implies freeing from imminent danger by prompt or vigorous action.
    • rescued the crew of a sinking ship
deliver implies release usually of a person from confinement, temptation, slavery, or suffering.
    • delivered his people from bondage
redeem implies releasing from bondage or penalties by giving what is demanded or necessary.
    • job training designed to redeem school dropouts from chronic unemployment
ransom specifically applies to buying out of captivity.
    • tried to ransom the kidnap victim
reclaim suggests a bringing back to a former state or condition of someone or something abandoned or debased.
    • reclaimed long-abandoned farms
save may replace any of the foregoing terms; it may further imply a preserving or maintaining for usefulness or continued existence.
    • an operation that saved my life

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