reclaim

verb

overcome the wildness of

make useful again

bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one

reuse (materials from waste products)

claim back

Roots

rere- · Latin · back clamo-claim · Latin · cry out, shout

Synonyms for reclaim

recoverv repossessv regainv regeneratev recapturev restorev restitutev recoupv recuperatev retrievev reoccupyadj

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Where does reclaim come from?

The word reclaim breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back”); and -claim, from Latin clamo (“cry out, shout”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.