Meanings
present singular third person regreens · participle present regreening · participle past regreened · past regreened
- transitiveTo make green again (especially urban developments or ripened fruit).
The rites that artichokes serve, of course, are spring’s, the annual cleaning and regreening of the palate after the long winter.
2007 May 27, Sara Dickerman, “Queen of Hearts”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 13 Jun 20151 more example
Given the role of climate in desertification and regreening, resolving the attribution question (i.e., of land cover change to climatic or human factors) is of relevance to adaptation to climate change
2016 January 1, Giannini et al., “A Quantitative Evaluation of the Multiple Narratives of the Recent Sahelian Regreening”, in Weather, Climate, and Society, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2026
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Proto-Germanic*grōniz
- Proto-West Germanic*grōnī
- Old Englishgrēne
- Middle Englishgrene
- Englishgreen
- Englishregreen
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Cite this entry
regreen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regreen
“regreen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regreen. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “regreen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regreen.
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