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reclaim

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  1. rescue                
 
re.claim \ri-'kla-m\ \-'kla--m*-b*l\ vt [ME reclamen, fr. OF reclamer to 
   call back, fr. L reclamare t]o cry out against, fr. re- + clamare to cry 
   out - more at CLAIM 1a: to recall from wrong or improper conduct : REFORM  
   1b: TAME  2: to rescue from an undesirable or uncultivated state  3: to 
   obtain from a waste product or by-product : RECOVER  - re.claim.able aj