resoil

[ree-soil]

verb (used with object)

1. to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.

Word History and Origins

Origin of resoil¹

First recorded in 1585–95; re- + soil ¹

Example Sentences

As some of the granite on the Rockies disintegrates slowly, it will probably require several hundred years for Nature to resoil and reforest some of these fire-scarred places.

From Project Gutenberg