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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


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Derived Forms

  • reˌvegeˈtation, noun

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Other Words From

  • re·vege·tation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of revegetate1

First recorded in 1760–70; re- + vegetate

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