reclaiming
re-claim-ing
noun
The process of making land or materials suitable for use again.
"The project involves reclaiming land from the sea."
noun
The act of getting back something previously lost, taken, or given up.
"She is reclaiming her old bicycle from the police."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: reclaim, repossess, domesticize, domesticise, tame, domesticate, recover, regenerate, rectify, reform