reclaim

Universal Words verb [VN] 1 ~ sth (from sb/sth) to get sth back or to ask to have it back after it has been lost, taken away, etc: You'll have to go to the police station to reclaim your wallet. * The team reclaimed the title from their rivals. seealsoBAGGAGERECLAIM 2 ~ sth (from sth) to make land that is naturally too wet or too dry suitable to be built on, farmed, etc: The site for the airport will be reclaimed from the swamp. * reclaimed marshland 3 [usuallypassive] if a piece of land is reclaimed by desert, forest, etc., it turns back into desert, etc. after being used for farming or building 4 ~ sth (from sth) to obtain materials from waste products so that they can be used again: 80% of aluminium could be reclaimed. seealsoRECYCLE 5 ~ sb (from sth) to rescue sb from a bad or criminal way of life reclamation noun [U]: land reclamation