reclame
reclame is the obsolete form of reclaim.
Meaning of reclaim
Verb
reclaim (third-person singular simple present reclaims, present participle reclaiming, simple past and past participle reclaimed)
- To return land to a suitable condition for use.
- To obtain useful products from waste; to recycle.
- To claim something back; to repossess.
- To return someone to a proper course of action, or correct an error; to reform.
- His Highneſſe pleaſure is that he ſhould liue,
And be reclaim’d with princely lenitie.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
- His Highneſſe pleaſure is that he ſhould liue,
- To tame or domesticate a wild animal.
- an eagle well reclaimed1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite: Or, The Knight’s Tale. In Three Books.”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
- To call back from flight or disorderly action; to call to, for the purpose of subduing or quieting.
- They were the head-strong horses, who hurried Octavius […] along, and were deaf to his reclaiming them.1697, Virgil, “The First Book of the Georgics”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
Forms of reclame
| third-person singular present | reclames |
|---|---|
| present participle | reclaming |
| past participle | reclamed |
| past | reclamed |
Words that rhyme with reclame
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- reclaim
- same
- blame
- declaim
- disclaim
- squame
- aflame
- came
- defame
- fame
- rame
- ashame
- became
- crame
- exclaim
- mechanical game
- misname
- overcame
- proclaim
- second name
- BAME
- by name
- cyberfame
- deadname
- enflame
- file names
- good game
- hame
- herostratic fame
- maim
- Markush claim
- rename
- run game
- sejm
- succame
- two can play this game
- video game
Questions about reclame
- What is reclame the obsolete form of?
- Reclame is the obsolete form of reclaim.
Words near reclame in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: reclame (page history and authors); reclaim (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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