reclaim
Recover what's yours
Reclaim means to take back something that was lost, given away, or taken.
You reclaim luggage at baggage claim, reclaim time wasted on distractions, or reclaim land from the sea by draining it.
Groups reclaim slurs by adopting them as badges of identity, neutralizing their sting.
To reclaim materials is to recover them for reuse: reclaimed wood, reclaimed water.
Seize for unpaid debt
- retrieveGet something back
- recaptureSeize again after loss
- reacquireObtain again after losing
- reoccupyInhabit a place again
replevin · title · deed · property · inheritance · seizure · foreclosure · lien
Recover through payment
- recoverRegain health or possession
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- transformationThorough change in form
renewal · second chance · sobriety · faith · salvation · atonement · forgiveness · healing
Salvage lot for vehicles
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- repurposeAdapt for new use
- recycleProcess for renewed use
- upcycleCreatively reuse discarded materials
refurbish · recondition · debris · remnants · junkyard · materials · timber · metal
Inherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- cultureCollective social practices
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
- traditionCustom passed through generations
roots · indigenous · diaspora · pride · narrative · history · name · autonomy
Train for human cohabitation
- cultivateGrow or develop purposefully
- civilizeDevelop social order
- settleReach final terms
- frontierEdge of settlement
wilderness · clear · colonize · homestead · agrarian · pastoral · husbandry · subjugate
Returning something to condition
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- remediationAct of correcting faults
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- marshlandWaterlogged lowland area
drainage · polder · irrigation · landfill · brownfield · decontamination · revegetation · topsoil
Direct effort for reform
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- movementChange in position
- solidarityUnity among allies
- justiceFair treatment under law
empowerment · rights · liberation · march · rally · slogan · manifesto · grassroots
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
sustainability · cleanup · preservation · wildlife · greening · afforestation · naturalization · rewilding
repossess
Seize for unpaid debt
reoccupy · replevin · title · deed · property · inheritance · seizure · foreclosure · lien · rightful
redeem
Recover through payment
transformation · renewal · second chance · sobriety · faith · salvation · atonement · forgiveness · healing · journey
scrapyard
Salvage lot for vehicles
upcycle · refurbish · recondition · debris · remnants · junkyard · materials · timber · metal · brick
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- cultureCollective social practices
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
tradition · roots · indigenous · diaspora · pride · narrative · history · name · autonomy · sovereignty
domesticate
Train for human cohabitation
frontier · wilderness · clear · colonize · homestead · agrarian · pastoral · husbandry · subjugate · conquer
restoration
Returning something to condition
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- remediationAct of correcting faults
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
marshland · drainage · polder · irrigation · landfill · brownfield · decontamination · revegetation · topsoil · tillage
activism
Direct effort for reform
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- movementChange in position
- solidarityUnity among allies
justice · empowerment · rights · liberation · march · rally · slogan · manifesto · grassroots · collective
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
biodiversity · sustainability · cleanup · preservation · wildlife · greening · afforestation · naturalization · rewilding · watershed
- gathering verbsgather, collect, accumulate, amass, compile
- obtainingget, obtain, acquire, gain, procure
- renewalrenewal, reinvigoration, restart, reboot, fresh start
- returnsreturn, rebound, comeback, bounce back, give back
- salvagesalvage, salvage operations, salvage operation, salvor, marine salvage
- clayskaolin, fire clay, china clay, bentonite, porcelain clay
reclaimabandon
Leave behind permanently
forfeit · surrender · relinquish · give up · lose
- reclaimed woodReused timber from demolition
- baggage reclaimAirport luggage retrieval zone
- reclaimed landGround taken from sea
- land reclamationCreating ground from water
- reclaimed materialsPreviously used items recovered
- cultural reclamationRecovering suppressed group traditions
reclamation, reclaimed, reclaiming, reclaimable, reclaims, reclaimers, reclaimer, reclamations, unreclaimed