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

The cold stillness felt temporary — as if the growers would return at any moment to prop up the crumpled tents, replant their crop and fling more beer cans and dirty underwear into the woods. —Rachel Becker, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026

Have fun and relish the fact that a garden can always be replanted and reinvented, so there’s no fear of getting it wrong. —Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026

If your goal is a fuller plant, Kemery advises that cuttings can be replanted back into the original pot, or the vines can be rooted right in place using the bead-like tubers. —Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026

Those areas will then be graded and replanted with sod. —Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 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