reclaim
/ɹɪˈkleɪm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To return someone to a proper course of action, or correct an error; to reform.
Dated; Transitive verb
verb
To call back from flight or disorderly action; to call to, for the purpose of subduing or quieting.
Archaic; Transitive verb
verb
To cry out in opposition or contradiction; to exclaim against anything; to contradict; to take exceptions.
Archaic; Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "His Highneſſe pleaſure is that he ſhould liue, And be reclaim’d with princely lenitie."
- "Your errour, in time reclaimed, will be veniall."
- "They, hardened more by what might most reclaim, / Grieving to see his glory […] took envy."
- "It is the intention of Providence, in all the various expressions of his goodness, to reclaim mankind."
- "an eagle well reclaimed"
- "They were the head-strong horses, who hurried Octavius […] along, and were deaf to his reclaiming them."
Etymology
From Middle English reclaymen, recleymen, reclamen, from Anglo-Norman reclamer (noun reclaim and Middle French reclamer (noun reclaim), from Latin reclāmō, reclāmāre. Equivalent to re- + claim.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ɹɪˈkleɪm/