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reclaim vs distrain

distrain vs reclaim

reclaim and distrain both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reclaim No No Yes No
distrain No No Yes No
As verbs, distrain is a hyponym of reclaim; that is, distrain is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reclaim:
  • reclaim: claim back
  • distrain: legally take something in place of a debt payment
Other hyponyms of reclaim include foreclose.
reclaim (verb) distrain (verb)
make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state confiscate by distress
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable levy a distress on
bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one legally take something in place of a debt payment
claim back
reuse (materials from waste products)
Difference between reclaim and distrain

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