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

Derived Forms

• reˌvegeˈtation, noun

Other Words From

• re·vege·tation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of revegetate¹

First recorded in 1760–70; re- + vegetate