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reclaiming

verb

Meaning

  1. To return land to a suitable condition for use.
  2. To obtain useful products from waste; to recycle.
  3. To claim something back; to repossess.
  4. To return someone to a proper course of action, or correct an error; to reform.
  5. To tame or domesticate a wild animal.
  6. To call back from flight or disorderly action; to call to, for the purpose of subduing or quieting.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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