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Reclaim

To claim back; to demand the return of as a right; to attempt to recover possession of.

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Verb group 6

Domesticate 84% connected

To make domestic; to habituate to home life; as, to domesticate one's self.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Domesticate 84% connected

To make domestic; to habituate to home life; as, to domesticate one's self.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Reform 84% connected

To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; to am…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Reform 84% connected

To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; to am…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Tame 84% connected

To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Tame 84% connected

To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 6

Acquire 76% connected

To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own; as, to acquire a title, riches, knowledge, skill, good or bad habits.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Convert 76% connected

To cause to turn; to turn.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Get 76% connected

Jet, the mineral.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 4

Break 76% connected

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Distrain 76% connected

To press heavily upon; to bear down upon with violence; hence, to constrain or compel; to bind; to distress, torment, or afflict.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Foreclose 76% connected

To shut up or out; to preclude; to stop; to prevent; to bar; to exclude.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Moralize 76% connected

To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 4

Reclamation 74% connected

The act or process of reclaiming.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Reclamation 74% connected

The act or process of reclaiming.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Rectification 74% connected

The act or operation of rectifying; as, the rectification of an error; the rectification of spirits.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Rectification 74% connected

The act or operation of rectifying; as, the rectification of an error; the rectification of spirits.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Entails 2

Preserve 72% connected

To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Save 72% connected

The herb sage, or salvia.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 7

Domesticate 92% connected

To make domestic; to habituate to home life; as, to domesticate one's self.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Recover 92% connected

To cover again.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rectify 92% connected

To make or set right; to correct from a wrong, erroneous, or false state; to amend; as, to rectify errors, mistakes, or abuses; to rectify the will,…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Reform 92% connected

To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; to am…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Regenerate 92% connected

Reproduced.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Repossess 92% connected

To possess again; as, to repossess the land.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tame 92% connected

To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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