regreen
verb
re·green
(ˌ)rē-ˈgrēn 
variants
or re-green
regreened or re-greened; regreening or re-greening
: to make green again
especially
: to restore (barren, degraded, or deforested land) to a healthy ecological state by planting vegetation (such as trees, shrubs, grasses, or sustainable crops) often in conjunction with improvements in soil fertility and water retention
… aims to re-green the concrete jungle and protect existing trees from the bulldozers of development. —
Bill Lohmann
Bill Lohmann The hope is that with the eventual regreening of the island the rare and endangered green parrot, almost wiped out on Norfolk … will be re-established on Philip. —Stuart Inder
Stuart Inder Tree planting has led to the re-greening of as much as 3 million hectares of land in Niger, enabling some 250,000 hectares to be farmed again. —Andy Coghlan
Andy Coghlan regreening efforts
a regreening program
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Sometimes this treatment can regreen the grass without affecting growth or the environment.
—Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 29 May 2021
This could regreen the lawn without encouraging growth.
—Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 22 Jan. 2022
Garden centers often carry liquids and granules of iron or minor nutrient products that can be applied to regreen your lawn.
—Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 8 May 2021
Many lawns have a hungry look; apply lawn fertilizer to regreen the turf.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2022
In Kuku, southern Kenya, they have been used as a water management strategy to revive and regreen degraded land.
—Thomas Page, CNN, 18 July 2022
Try to regreen the plants and encourage growth of new shoots with a liquid fertilizer application every other week for a month.
—Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 10 July 2021
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Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 29 May 2021
This could regreen the lawn without encouraging growth.
—Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 22 Jan. 2022
Garden centers often carry liquids and granules of iron or minor nutrient products that can be applied to regreen your lawn.
—Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 8 May 2021
Many lawns have a hungry look; apply lawn fertilizer to regreen the turf.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2022
In Kuku, southern Kenya, they have been used as a water management strategy to revive and regreen degraded land.
—Thomas Page, CNN, 18 July 2022
Try to regreen the plants and encourage growth of new shoots with a liquid fertilizer application every other week for a month.
—Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 10 July 2021
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“Regreen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regreen. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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