greenify

present singular third person greenifies · participle present greenifying · participle past greenified · past greenified

1. To make green.
   1. rareTo do so by the addition of trees and other plants.

      Near-synonyms: engreen, green up

      2 more examples

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

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

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

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

      Synonyms: engreen, green up

   2. rareTo do so by making (something) environmentally friendly.

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

      1983, United States, China report: economic affairs, Joint Publications Research Service