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reclaim

Reclaim is a 7 letter word which starts with the letter R and ends with the letter M for which we found 5 definitions.

Definition
(v. t.) To claim back; to demand the return of as a right; to attempt to recover possession of.
(v. t.) To call back as a hawk to the wrist in falconry by a certain customary call.
(v. t.) To call back from flight or disorderly action; to call to for the purpose of subduing or quieting.
(v. t.) To reduce from a wild to a tamed state; to bring under discipline; -- said especially of birds trained for the chase but also of other animals.
(v. t.) Hence: To reduce to a desired state by discipline labor cultivation or the like; to rescue from being wild desert waste submerged or the like; as to reclaim wild land overflowed land etc.

Syllable Information

The word reclaim is a 7 letter word that has 2 syllable 's . The syllable division for reclaim is: re-claim


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