rewild
[ ree-wahyld ]
/ riˈwaɪld /
verb (used with object)
to introduce (animals or plants) to their original habitat or to a habitat similar to their natural one: proposals to rewild elephants to the American plains.
to return (land) to a more natural state: rewilding an unpopulated island for use as an animal preserve.
verb (used without object)
to introduce living organisms to a habitat.
to return land to a less developed state.
Nearby words
rewa-rewa, reward, reward claim, rewarding, rewardingly, rewilding, rewilding, rewin, rewind, rewire, reword
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British Dictionary definitions for rewilding
rewilding
/ (riːˈwaɪldɪŋ) /
noun
the practice of returning areas of land to a wild state, including the reintroduction of animal species that are no longer naturally found there
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