regreen

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English

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Etymology

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From re- +‎ green.

Verb

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regreen (third-person singular simple present regreens, present participle regreening, simple past and past participle regreened)

  1. (transitive) To make green again (especially urban developments or ripened fruit).
    • 2007 May 27, Sara Dickerman, “Queen of Hearts”, in New York Times[1]:
      The rites that artichokes serve, of course, are spring’s, the annual cleaning and regreening of the palate after the long winter.

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