replant

verb

re·​plant (ˌ)rē-ˈplant 

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

More than 100 of the trees had to be cut down as part of that project and will be replanted. —ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026

By selectively keeping and replanting the mutants, ancient humans gained the first cereal crops. —Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026

Extreme thoughtfulness went into the property built on the site of a former prominent elementary school, with some of its sakura (cherry blossom) and Japanese maple trees now waving in the breeze after being carefully moved pre-construction and replanted upon completion. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2026

This is also the time to replant the warm-season vegetables and flowers. —Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for replant

• decant
• descant
• eggplant
• enchant
• explant
• implant
• preplant
• recant
• secant
• supplant
• transplant
• ant

Kids Definition

replant

verb

re·​plant (ˈ)rē-ˈplant 

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 

: to subject to replantation

replant an avulsed tooth