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reclaim land

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  • reclaim — re·claim /ˌrē klām/ vt 1: to make fit or available for human use reclaim ing land that had been strip mined 2 a: to demand the return of by right b: to regain possession of Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law …   Law dictionary

  • reclaim — [[t]rɪkle͟ɪm[/t]] reclaims, reclaiming, reclaimed 1) VERB If you reclaim something that you have lost or that has been taken away from you, you succeed in getting it back. [V n] In 1986, they got the right to reclaim South African citizenship...… …   English dictionary

  • Reclaim — Re*claim (r[ e]*kl[=a]m ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reclaimed} (r[ e]*kl[=a]md ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reclaiming}.] [F. r[ e]clamer, L. reclamare, reclamatum, to cry out against; pref. re re + clamare to call or cry aloud. See {Claim}.] 1. To call back …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reclaim — ► VERB 1) retrieve or recover. 2) bring (waste land or land formerly under water) under cultivation. 3) redeem from a state of vice. ► NOUN ▪ the action of reclaiming or the process of being reclaimed. DERIVATIVES reclamation noun …   English terms dictionary

  • Reclaim — Re*claim (r[=e]*kl[=a]m ), v. t. To claim back; to demand the return of as a right; to attempt to recover possession of. [1913 Webster] A tract of land [Holland] snatched from an element perpetually reclaiming its prior occupancy. W. Coxe. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reclaim — (v.) c.1300, from O.Fr. reclamer to call back, appeal to (12c.), from L. reclamare cry out against, appeal, from re opposite, against (see RE (Cf. re )) + clamare cry out (see CLAIM (Cf. claim) (v.)). Meaning bring waste land into useful… …   Etymology dictionary

  • reclaim — An act carried out by a seller who has tendered a live cattle delivery certificate that the assigned buyer has retendered. A seller will do this to collect the retender fee. To reclaim, the original seller establishes a long position in the pit… …   Financial and business terms

  • land — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 surface of the earth ADJECTIVE ▪ dry ▪ It was good to be on dry land again after months at sea. VERB + LAND ▪ reach ▪ The explorers reached land after a long voyage …   Collocations dictionary

  • reclaim — re|claim [rıˈkleım] v [T] 1.) to get back an amount of money that you have paid = claim back ▪ You may be entitled to reclaim some tax. 2.) to make an area of desert, wet land etc suitable for farming or building ▪ Large areas of land will be… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • reclaim — UK [rɪˈkleɪm] / US verb [transitive] Word forms reclaim : present tense I/you/we/they reclaim he/she/it reclaims present participle reclaiming past tense reclaimed past participle reclaimed 1) a) to get something back that someone has taken from… …   English dictionary

  • reclaim — /rəˈkleɪm / (say ruh klaym) verb (t) 1. to claim or demand the return or restoration of (something or someone): to reclaim baggage; to reclaim someone s affection. 2. to bring (wild, waste, or marshy land) into a condition for cultivation or… …  

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