revegetate

American  

[ree-vej-i-teyt] / riˈvɛdʒ ɪˌteɪt /

verb (used with object)

revegetated, revegetating

1. to cause vegetation to grow again on.

   to revegetate eroded lands.

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verb (used without object)

revegetated, revegetating

1. to grow again, as plants.

revegetate British  

/ riːˈvɛdʒɪˌteɪt /

verb

1. (intr) (of plants) to grow again and produce new tissue, esp to produce new growth on bare ground

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Other Word Forms

• revegetation noun

Etymology

Origin of revegetate

First recorded in 1760–70; re- + vegetate

Example Sentences

Forest Service and Conservation Northwest worked to revegetate the current crossings.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2024

To figure out how to revegetate this unpromising ground, Olympic National Park hired then–36-year-old Chenoweth.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 18, 2023

Pueblo West, which was supposed to revegetate with native shortgrass, instead subdivided it into 40-acre parcels.

From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2021

But as homeowners and property managers replace their water-hungry turf, increasingly many are finding that the moment is ripe to revegetate — paying attention not only to water, but to nature.

From The Guardian • Jun. 21, 2015

This law required each company to obtain a permit from the state to operate and required that each company revegetate an area each year equal to 101% of the area they had mined.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 by Northern Nut Growers Association