greenify en · VERB
Etymology
From green + -ify.
Meanings
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(rare) To make green. ▸ To do so by the addition of trees and other plants.
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:Near-synonyms: engreen, green up
...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:
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(rare) To make green. ▸ To 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| greenifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| greenified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| greenified | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| greenifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |