revegetate

(rē vejə tāt′)

transitive verb revegetated, revegetating

to plant or replant (barren or, esp., denuded land) with vegetation

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See revegetate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb re·veg·e·tat·ed, re·veg·e·tat·ing, re·veg·e·tates
verb, transitive
To cause (eroded land, for example) to bear a new cover of vegetation.
verb, intransitive
To bear a new cover of vegetation.

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  • re·vegˌe·taˈtion noun

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