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reclaim

/ri'kleɪm/

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verb
bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
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rectify reform regenerate

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change alter modify
verb
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
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"reclaim falcons"

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domesticate domesticise domesticize tame

type of:
modify alter change
verb
claim back
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repossess

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get acquire
verb
reuse (materials from waste products)
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recover

type of:
reuse reprocess recycle
verb
make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state
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"The people reclaimed the marshes"

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convert

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