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revegetate

[ ree-vej-i-teyt ]

verb (used with object)

, re·veg·e·tat·ed, re·veg·e·tat·ing.
  1. to cause vegetation to grow again on:

    to revegetate eroded lands.



verb (used without object)

, re·veg·e·tat·ed, re·veg·e·tat·ing.
  1. to grow again, as plants.

revegetate

/ riːˈvɛdʒɪˌteɪt /

verb

  1. intr (of plants) to grow again and produce new tissue, esp to produce new growth on bare ground
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • reˌvegeˈtation, noun
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Other Words From

  • re·vege·tation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of revegetate1

First recorded in 1760–70; re- + vegetate
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Example Sentences

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

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

“Honestly, it just makes me feel like I can’t wait till they get it under control and I can go out and start helping them revegetate,” said Stephenson, who is a plant biologist.

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

It sold those to owners unaware of their obligation to revegetate the land, now without access to water.

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