Verb
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overcome the wildness of
make docile and tractable
"He tames lions for the circus"
"reclaim falcons"
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make useful again
transform from a useless or uncultivated state
"The people reclaimed the marshes"
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bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
"The Church reformed me"
"reform your conduct"
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reuse (materials from waste products)
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claim back