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May 27, 2012
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re-claim



Pronunciation: (rē-klām'), [key]
—v.t.
1. to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
2. to claim again. Also,reclaim.

re•claim



Pronunciation: (ri-klām'), [key]
—v.t.
1. to bring (uncultivated areas or wasteland) into a condition for cultivation or other use.
2. to recover (substances) in a pure or usable form from refuse, discarded articles, etc.
3. to bring back to a preferable manner of living, sound principles, ideas, etc.
4. to tame.
5. re-claim.

—v.i.
to protest; object.

—n.
reclamation: beyond reclaim.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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