reclaim-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: claim back

Commentary:
NOTE: can be metaphorical. The item being reclaimed does not change its state.

Examples:
St. Louis reclaimed the title of America's most dangerous city,
which it last held in 2002.
Britain reclaimed the Falklands after Argentina declared sovreignty
over
them.
Sunny reclaimed the lead in this year's Kentucky Derby and won.
Just like that, the aligators reclaimed the swamp.

Mappings:
VerbNet: steal-10.5
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: reclaim.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: transform from an unusable state to a usable one

Commentary:
NOTE: compare to sense 1, the item being reclaimed does change its state.

Examples:
Early farmers reclaimed the swamplands for agricultural purposes.
The company's recycling plants reclaim plastic to produce plastic
pellets used in toys.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: reclaim.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 4

Sense Number 3: bring back to a proper course of living; tame

Examples:
'I see my folly, and am ashamed of it, you have reclaimed me,
Harriet!' -Sir Walter Scott
The government reclaimed the streets from the drug dealers.
The Muscovian emperors reclaim eagles to go after foxes and other
small wildlife.

Mappings:
VerbNet: steal-10.5
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: reclaim.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 5