Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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distrain | No | No | Yes | No |
reclaim | No | No | Yes | No |
distrain (verb) | reclaim (verb) |
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confiscate by distress | make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state |
levy a distress on | overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable |
legally take something in place of a debt payment | bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one |
claim back | |
reuse (materials from waste products) |