replant

verb

re·​plant (ˌ)rē-ˈplant How to pronounce replant (audio)
replanted; replanting; replants

transitive verb

1
: to plant again or anew
2
: to provide with new plants
3
: to subject to replantation

Examples of replant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Dividing entails digging plants up and splitting the root ball into smaller sections to replant in different spaces. Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024 Schafer stars as Gretchen, a young woman ripped from her comfortable surroundings and replanted in the Bavarian Alps. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2024 This phenomenon means millions more acres must now be replanted by hand to regrow trees. Jad Daley, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024 Its trees are restoring replanting landscapes damaged by some of the state’s largest and consequential fires: Valley, in 2015; Camp, 2018; CZU Complex, 2020; August Complex, 2020; Glass, 2020; Creek, 2020; Caldor, 2021, Lava, 2021 and Mosquito, in 2022, among others. Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for replant 

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Word History

First Known Use

1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of replant was in 1572

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Cite this Entry

“Replant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/replant. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

replant

verb
re·​plant (ˈ)rē-ˈplant How to pronounce replant (audio)
1
: to plant again or anew
replanted the tree farther from the house
2
: to provide with new plants
replanted the park

Medical Definition

replant

transitive verb
re·​plant (ˈ)rē-ˈplant How to pronounce replant (audio)
: to subject to replantation
replant an avulsed tooth

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