单词 | reclaim |
释义 | Word Frequency reclaim(rɪˈkleɪm) verb (transitive) 1. to claim back to reclaim baggage 2. to convert (desert, marsh, waste ground, etc) into land suitable for growing crops 3. to recover (useful substances) from waste products 4. to convert (someone) from sin, folly, vice, etc 5. falconry to render (a hawk or falcon) tame noun 6. the act of reclaiming or state of being reclaimed Derived forms reclaimable (reˈclaimable) adjective reclaimably (reˈclaimably) adverb reclaimant (reˈclaimant) or reclaimer (reˈclaimer) noun Word origin C13: from Old French réclamer, from Latin reclāmāre to cry out, protest, from re- + clāmāre to shout |
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