reclaim
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Is reclaim a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of reclaim?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To return land to a suitable condition for use.transitive
2. (transitive) To obtain useful products from waste; to recycle.transitive
3. (transitive) To claim something back; to repossess.transitive
4. (transitive, dated) To return someone to a proper course of action, or correct an error; to reform.Examples: "His Highneſſe pleaſure is that he ſhould liue, And be reclaim’d with princely lenitie."; "Your errour, in time reclaimed, will be veniall."; "They, hardened more by what might most reclaim, / Grieving to see his glory […] took envy."datedtransitive
5. (transitive, archaic) To tame or domesticate a wild animal.Examples: "an eagle well reclaimed"archaictransitive
6. (transitive, archaic) To call back from flight or disorderly action; to call to, for the purpose of subduing or quieting.Examples: "They were the head-strong horses, who hurried Octavius […] along, and were deaf to his reclaiming them."archaictransitive
noun (English)
1. (obsolete, falconry) The calling back of a hawk.obsolete
2. (obsolete) The bringing back or recalling of a person; the fetching of someone back.Examples: "The louing couple need no reskew feare, / But leasure had, and libertie to frame / Their purpost flight, free from all mens reclame […]."obsolete
Definition source: Wiktionary