reclaim | (verb) make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state | - |
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(verb) overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable | Synonyms: domesticate, domesticise, domesticize, tame |
(verb) bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one | Synonyms: rectify, reform, regenerate |
(verb) claim back | Synonyms: repossess |
(verb) reuse (materials from waste products) | Synonyms: recover |
reclaimable | (adjective) capable of being used again | Synonyms: recyclable, reusable |
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reclaimed | (adjective) delivered from danger | Synonyms: rescued |
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reclamation | (noun) rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course | Synonyms: reformation |
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(noun) the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation | Synonyms: rehabilitation, renewal |
(noun) the recovery of useful substances from waste products | - |
reclassification | (noun) classifying something again (usually in a new category) | - |
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reclassify | (verb) classify anew, change the previous classification | - |
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recline | (verb) lean in a comfortable resting position | Synonyms: recumb, repose |
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(verb) cause to recline | - |
(verb) move the upper body backwards and down | Synonyms: lean back |
recliner | (noun) an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it | Synonyms: lounger, reclining chair |
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reclining | (noun) the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position | - |
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recluse | (adjective) withdrawn from society; seeking solitude | Synonyms: reclusive, withdrawn |
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(noun) one who lives in solitude | Synonyms: hermit, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyte |
reclusive | (adjective) providing privacy or seclusion | Synonyms: cloistered, secluded, sequestered |
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(adjective) withdrawn from society; seeking solitude | Synonyms: recluse, withdrawn |
reclusiveness | (noun) a disposition to prefer seclusion or isolation | - |
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