Dictionary Check: reclaim
"reclaim" is a valid word!
Scrabble
11
points
Words with Friends
14
points
Definition
verb
claim back
verb
reuse (materials from waste products)
verb
bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
Example:
"The Church reformed me"
verb
make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state
Example:
"The people reclaimed the marshes"
verb
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
Example:
"He tames lions for the circus"
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