"greenify" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: greenifies [present, singular, third-person], greenifying [participle, present], greenified [participle, past], greenified [past]
Etymology: green + -ify Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|green|ify}} green + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} greenify (third-person singular simple present greenifies, present participle greenifying, simple past and past participle greenified)
  1. (rare) To make green, especially by the addition of trees and other plants; to make environmentally friendly Tags: rare Related terms: greenification
    Sense id: en-greenify-en-verb-1GWuA~3F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ify

Inflected forms

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