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

Several years ago, he worked with local land managers to revegetate it with native plants favored by deer and elk.

From The Guardian • Jun. 10, 2018

I am told indeed, that both revegetate, though I trust neither tree nor bird can fail to experience fatal effects one day or other in consequence of so unnatural an operation.

From Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey through France, Italy, and Germany, Vol. I by Piozzi, Hester Lynch