greenify

English

Etymology

green +‎ -ify

Verb

greenify (third-person singular simple present greenifies, present participle greenifying, simple past and past participle greenified)

1. (rare) To make green, especially by the addition of trees and other plants; to make environmentally friendly
   • 1983, United States, China report: economic affairs, Joint Publications Research Service:

     ...to preserve social ethics, establish a new social mood, greenify the country and change previous states of disorder, uncleanliness and deficiency.

   • 2000, Alan Warren, Waziristan, the Faqir of Ipi, and the Indian Army:

     ...the resources needed to greenify the rocks of Waziristan further to the west...

   • 2008, Sylvie Nail, Forest Policies and Social Change in England:

     This is the case of the many initiatives to 'greenify' transport corridors, to make business environments more pleasant.

Related terms

• greenification

Anagrams

• generify