convert vs reclaim

reclaim vs convert

convert is a noun but reclaim is not a noun.

convert and reclaim both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
convert	Yes	No	Yes	No
reclaim	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, reclaim is a hyponym of convert; that is, reclaim is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than convert:

convert: change the nature, purpose, or function of something
reclaim: make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state

Other hyponyms of convert include caramelise, caramelize, rasterize, humify, verbalise, verbalize, sporulate, fictionalise, fictionalize, novelise, novelize, deaden, opalise, opalize, receive, reconvert, malt, malt, feudalize, flour, ferment, work, nitrify, fossilise, fossilize, tan, dress, compost, transition, transcribe, scrap, keratinise, keratinize, diazotize, hay, lignify, mineralize, mineralize, ozonise, ozonize, slag, sulfate, cutinize, duplex, encode.

convert (noun)	reclaim (noun)
a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief

convert (verb)	reclaim (verb)
change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy	make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state
change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief	overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category	bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
change the nature, purpose, or function of something	claim back
change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change	reuse (materials from waste products)
cause to adopt a new or different faith
exchange a penalty for a less severe one
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone

Difference between convert and reclaim

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