to reclaim
25
4.7
- verb
- /rɪˈkleɪm/
:
recuperar
- After the storm, we hope to reclaim our garden by cleaning up the debris.
- reclaim land
- reclaim large areas
- efforts to reclaim
A case study of reclaiming an ancient apple orchard.
- A case study of reclaiming an ancient apple orchard.
- But so these monks, they're not only preserving culture, they also were incredibly important for reclaiming the land.
- But I think what also enables is that this kind of effort, money area land that we spend on parking, you could reclaim some of that.
Examples
-
The city decided to reclaim the abandoned lot and turn it into a community park.
-
We have to reclaim our land.
-
It's good to see that nature is reclaiming the land.
-
Everywhere, there was a push to reclaim old homesteads and towns.
Fiction book (1993) -
Encouraged by these events, many Lebanese sought to reclaim their country from Syrian occupation.
Academic text (2007) -
In Sacramento, Calif., a federal courthouse is being built on reclaimed land that was formerly polluted railroad property.
Academic text (1998) -
Abandoned farms on Bay Road had been reclaimed by woods, while Teewaddle Road favored swamps and thickets.
Fiction book (1990) -
The government plans to reclaim contaminated land to build new housing developments.
Synonyms
313
3.4
Return someone to their family or a thing to its owner
9
4.9
To repair and return a building or system to good condition
8
4.7
To change how land is used, often replacing old buildings with new ones
6
5.5
Bring something back to a better or original state
3
5.4
To fix something so it works well again
2
3.7
To fix a building or object so it is usable again
1
6.8
To make bare land grow plants again
Prepare land again to grow crops on it
Antonyms
How Restored
- Specialized
8
4.7
25
4.7
219
3.5
76
3.8
365
1.0
20
3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reclaim comes from re- 'again' or 'back' and claim 'to take', and people once 'claimed' land back from water or waste. So to reclaim land today is to make it usable or bring it back into good use.