greenify

verb — 2 senses

greenify

verb

Etymology From green + -ify.

› To make green.

1

Rare To do so by the addition of trees and other plants.

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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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:

2

Rare 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:

Derived terms: greenification

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