The meaning of RECLAIM is to recall from wrong or improper conduct : reform. How to use reclaim in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Reclaim.

You'll be able to reclaim the tax on all equipment that you buy. I reclaimed my suitcase from the lost luggage office.

Reclaim definition: to bring (uncultivated areas or wasteland) into a condition for cultivation or other use.. See examples of RECLAIM used in a sentence.

To bring into or return to a suitable condition for use, as cultivation or habitation: reclaim marshlands; reclaim strip-mined land. 5. To procure (usable substances) from refuse or waste …

to bring (uncultivated areas of land or wasteland) into a condition for farming, growing things, or for other use. to recover (substances) in a pure form or in a form that can be used, from waste …

If a piece of land that was used for farming or building is reclaimed by a desert, forest, or the sea, it turns back into desert, forest, or sea.

reclaim something (from something) 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. [usually …