Synonyms: domesticate, domesticise, domesticize, tame, reclaim
Definition: overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
Usage: He tames lions for the circus; reclaim falcons
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: reclaim
Definition: make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state
Usage: The people reclaimed the marshes
Similar words: convert
Definition: change the nature, purpose, or function of something
Usage: convert lead into gold; convert hotels into jails; convert slaves to laborers
Synonyms: reclaim, rectify, reform, regenerate
Definition: bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
Usage: The Church reformed me; reform your conduct
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Definition: reuse (materials from waste products)
Similar words: recycle, reprocess, reuse
Definition: use again after processing
Usage: We must recycle the cardboard boxes
Definition: claim back
Definition: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
Usage: She got a lot of paintings from her uncle; They acquired a new pet; Get your results the next day; Get permission to take a few days off from work