"greenify" meaning in English

See greenify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: greenifies [present, singular, third-person], greenifying [participle, present], greenified [participle, past], greenified [past]
Etymology: From 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.
    To do so by the addition of trees and other plants.
    Tags: rare Synonyms: engreen, green up
    Sense id: en-greenify-en-verb-g-JTwFrZ
  2. (rare) To make green.
    To do so by making (something) environmentally friendly.
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-greenify-en-verb-ufgGt7q- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ify, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ify: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: greenification

Inflected forms

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