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Added 9 October 2026

reclaim

/ɹɪˈkleɪm/ verb

Latin root: reclāmō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about reclaim at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Claim back.
Reuse (materials from waste products).
Bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one.
The Church reformed me

Origin

From Middle English reclaymen, recleymen, reclamen, from Anglo-Norman reclamer (noun reclaim and Middle French reclamer (noun reclaim), from Latin reclāmō, reclāmāre. Equivalent to re- + claim.

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