geoengineer

[ jee-oh-en-juh-neer ]

verb (used with or without object)
  1. to make a large-scale effort to modify (the earth or its environment), especially to counteract global warming: Pulling carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere is one way to geoengineer the planet.

noun
  1. an engineer who works on such projects.

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