"revegetate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: revegetates [present, singular, third-person], revegetating [participle, present], revegetated [participle, past], revegetated [past]
Etymology: From re- + vegetate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|vegetate}} re- + vegetate Head templates: {{en-verb}} revegetate (third-person singular simple present revegetates, present participle revegetating, simple past and past participle revegetated)
  1. (obsolete, intransitive) To grow again (of a plant, leaf etc.). Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-revegetate-en-verb-SF7xmzNA Categories (other): English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 25 38 36
  2. (transitive, chiefly ecology) To produce new vegetation on (a barren ground or area); to colonize (barren ground). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Ecology
    Sense id: en-revegetate-en-verb-2Ku4wMyq Categories (other): English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 25 38 36 Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
  3. (intransitive, of barren ground) To become recolonized by plants. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-revegetate-en-verb--tUXq8bM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 41 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 25 38 36

Inflected forms

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