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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRevegetate
/ˌriːˈvɛdʒ.ə.teɪt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To repopulate or cover a barren, damaged, or cleared area of land with new plant life.
"Environmentalists worked tirelessly to revegetate the hillside after the destructive wildfire." - 2
To grow vegetation again after a period of dormancy or destruction.
"The cleared patch of earth began to revegetate naturally with the onset of the spring rains."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed in English by combining the prefix re- (meaning 'again' or 'anew') with the verb vegetate, which derives from the Latin vegetare ('to enliven, grow, or quicken'). It emerged in environmental and ecological terminology during the mid-20th century to specifically describe the restoration of plant life to damaged or barren land.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Revegetate" is said worldwide
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revégétaliser
Transliteration: ʁe.ve.ʒe.ta.li.ze
"Il est important de revégétaliser les zones urbaines."
wiederbegrünen
Transliteration: ˈviːdɐbəˌɡʁyːnən
"Das Ziel ist es, die karge Landschaft wiederzubegrünen."
rinverdire
Transliteration: rin.verˈdi.re
"Hanno cercato di rinverdire la collina disboscata."
revegetar
Transliteration: re.βe.xeˈtaɾ
"El proyecto busca revegetar la zona minera abandonada."
revegetar
Transliteration: ʁe.ve.ʒeˈtaɾ
"É preciso revegetar as margens do rio afetadas."
पुनर्वन, हरा-भरा करना
Transliteration: punarvan karna, hara-bhara karna
Script: पुनर्वन करना
"सरकार बंजर भूमि को फिर से हरा-भरा करने की योजना बना रही है।"
恢复植被
Transliteration: huīfù zhíbèi
"我们需要采取措施恢复矿区的植被。"
식생을 복원하다
Transliteration: siksaeng-eul bokwonhada
"황폐화된 산림의 식생을 복원하는 작업이 시작되었습니다."
植生を回復させる
Transliteration: shokusei o kaifuku saseru
"土砂崩れがあった斜面の植生を回復させる。"
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