reclaims
Gets back again
Reclaims is the verb reclaim in the third person singular.
To reclaim is to take back something lost or abandoned: She reclaims her seat after the intermission.
Land is reclaimed when made usable again—drained marshes, rehabilitated mines.
People reclaim identities, histories, or slurs: The community reclaims a word once used against them.
Gets and returns
- regainsRecovers something lost
- repossessesSeizes for unpaid debt
- reacquiresGains back again
- redeemsExchanges for worth
salvages · rescues · reasserts · recaptures · secures · recovers · retakes · seizes
Removes or vindicates
- exoneratesOfficially clears of blame
- redeemsExchanges for worth
- rehabilitatesReturns to good condition
- restoresReturns to previous state
reputation · honor · dignity · innocence · name · standing · rights · justice
Converts waste to value
- transformsChanges form completely
- salvagesRecovers usable material
- reusesEmploys once more
- convertsThose who switched faiths
recycles · refashions · reinvents · reworks · retrofits · reconfigures · reimagines · renovates
Returning something to condition
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- marshlandWaterlogged lowland area
- remediationAct of correcting faults
brownfield · landfill · quarry · mining · strip-mining · derelict · wasteland · floodplain
retrieves
Gets and returns
- regainsRecovers something lost
- repossessesSeizes for unpaid debt
- reacquiresGains back again
redeems · salvages · rescues · reasserts · recaptures · secures · recovers · retakes · seizes · recoups
clears
Removes or vindicates
- exoneratesOfficially clears of blame
- redeemsExchanges for worth
- rehabilitatesReturns to good condition
restores · reputation · honor · dignity · innocence · name · standing · rights · justice · legitimacy
upcycles
Converts waste to value
- transformsChanges form completely
- salvagesRecovers usable material
- reusesEmploys once more
converts · recycles · refashions · reinvents · reworks · retrofits · reconfigures · reimagines · renovates · restores
restoration
Returning something to condition
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- marshlandWaterlogged lowland area
remediation · brownfield · landfill · quarry · mining · strip-mining · derelict · wasteland · floodplain · coastline
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
roots · language · tradition · pride · dignity · sovereignty · autonomy · self-determination · history · voice
- salvage verbsrescues, saves, recovers, retrieves, restores
- improvementsimprovement, fixes, betterment, enhancement, upgrade
reclaimsabandons
Ceases to support
relinquishes · surrenders · forfeits · cedes · gives up
- reclaimed woodReused timber from demolition
- baggage reclaimAirport luggage retrieval zone
- reclaimed landGround taken from sea
- reclaimed materialsPreviously used items recovered
- nature reclaiming
- baggage reclaim areaAirport suitcase collection point
reclaim, reclaimed, reclaiming, reclaimable, reclaimer, unreclaimed