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    [Verb]  | "re*claim" | \ ri-ˈklām \


    1: to recall from wrong or improper conduct : reform

    2: tame, subdue

    3: to rescue from an undesirable state; also : to restore to a previous natural state


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English reclamen, from Anglo-French reclamer, from Latin reclamare to cry out, protest, from re- + clamare to cry out {mat|claim|};

    [Verb]  | "reclaims" 


    1: to get again in one's possession;


      * e.g., " ... she reclaimed the championship title after losing it last year "



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    2: to make better in behavior or character;


      * e.g., " ... a program to reclaim juvenile offenders by requiring them to do community service "



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    3: to obtain (a raw material) by separating it from a by-product or waste product;


      * e.g., " ... after reclaiming the glycerin from used vegetable oil, you can use the oil to create a fuel that burns cleaner than regular gasoline "



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    [Verb]  | "reclaim" 


    1: to get again in one's possession;


      * e.g., " ... she reclaimed the championship title after losing it last year "



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    2: to make better in behavior or character;


      * e.g., " ... a program to reclaim juvenile offenders by requiring them to do community service "



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    3: to obtain (a raw material) by separating it from a by-product or waste product;


      * e.g., " ... after reclaiming the glycerin from used vegetable oil, you can use the oil to create a fuel that burns cleaner than regular gasoline "



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     [ "Reclaimer" ]

    1: An almighty being, usually extremely good at everything they do.

      * e.g.,  ... That guy is such a reclaimer! 

     [ "reclaim" ]

    1: To take control of a term that has a pejorative context. queer, dyke, and queen are examples of words that have been reclaimed by the LGBT community. Taking control of a slur removes the ability of bigots to use that term in a hurtful manner. Reclaiming empowers marginalized communities. NOTE: Do not use reclaimed words that are not part of your sexual, racial, or ethnic self-identification. For example: do not use the n word or variant words to describe yourself if you're not part of the African American community. Or, don't use words like fag or faggot if you are not a gay man. Reclamation is only for those people who have historically suffered because of the word in question. Outsiders, even sympathetic outsiders, should not use reclaimed words casually. Even if you are part of a community that uses reclaimed terms, be selective in how you use them. Don't use reclaimed terms to start a fight where you and or others might be physically or verbally attacked. Use discretion.

      * e.g.,  ... When I encounter Christian fundamentalists who try to put me down for being gay, I say that 'I am a faggot'. I want to reclaim the word from haters to they can't use it to hurt others. 

     [ "reclaimant" ]

    1: Used as adjective or adverb to describe the broad process of reclamation. As a noun, the agent of the reclaiming process. To bring back into circulation some idea, product, artefact, use, tool, etc. To restore to contemporary practice some seemingly defunct mode of doing or being. To synthesize old things into new as in infrastructures, sounds, imagery, texts. Essentially to restore value to something considered lost or antiquated. Someone who adheres to the idea that such a process holds value, utility, and relevance.

      * e.g.,  ... Reclaimant urbanism is the ongoing study and project to find relevance within the broken fabric of formerly integrated urban spaces. 

     [ "reclaim" ]

    1: To take back.

      * e.g.,  ... The Rock will reclaim his title 


     [ "reclaim" ]

    2: reclaim now a days normally has something to do with "taking back words" like for instance the vagina monologues and the word pussy, sadly this is a horrible misuse of the word (reclaim) for one simple reason you have to have once been in possession of something to reclaim it so yeah PUSSY PUSSY PUSSY PUSSY PUSSY PUSSY!!!


     [ "reclaim" ]

    3: Ps. it works better if the thing you’re reclaiming is tangible

     [ "reclaimed wood" ]

    1: Divorced man who remarried.

      * e.g.,  ... Karen's only chance of getting married at here age was to find a divorced giy. I'm glad she found some reclaimed wood. 

     [ "Reclaim Dab" ]

    1: Residue left over from a THC concentrate smoking device, the residue can be smoked again this called reclaim.

      * e.g.,  ... I got a bunch of reclaim dabs from my rig, want to smoke that? 

     [ "reclaimed insult" ]

    1: Any insult specific to a social group that members of that group have over time began to call eachother by, thus making it ineffective. However, it is considered inappropriate that an outsider to that group uses the term for fear fo being branded prejudiced.

      * e.g.,  ... kike/hymie, nigger/nigga, dyke, queer etc 

     [ "reclaim dabs" ]

    1: Like dab resin

      * e.g.,  ... Hey timber do you have any reclaim dabs 

     [ "Reclaiming my time" ]

    1: Phrase used in congressional hearings when politicians are allotted a specific amount of time to speak and/or question those called to testify at such hearings. If during their allotted time they deem a person who is testifying to be lying, misleading, or drawing out the time by not answering the questions directly, the congressperson may reclaim their time. This is allowed within the United States House of Representatives rules and procedures. Most often attributed to Congresswoman Rep. Maxine Waters (Democrat, California) from a hearing in 2017 when she was questioning Secretary of Finance Steven Mnuchin.

      * e.g.,  ... "I'm reclaiming my time...Please, will you respond to the question of why I did not get a response, me and my colleagues, to the May 23rd letter?" ~ Maxine Waters 

     [ "Reclaiming my time" ]

    1: When people are on your time but wasting it!

      * e.g.,  ... Maxine: Are you familiar with the May 23rd letter that I sent 

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