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to regrow

to regrow

7 3.7
To make new parts after being cut or damaged, as plants and animals do
  • verb
  • /riˈɡroʊ/
translation icon : volver a crecer
  • The fires also kill competing species, like trees and weeds, allowing the prairie to regrow.
  • regrow hair
  • regrow limbs
  • regrow tails

We can replace teeth, but we can't really regrow teeth, at least at this point.

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Examples

  • Like did you know that an entire starfish can regrow from just one arm?

  • The earth is the same way, that when we change our eating habits, globally, the environment can rebound, the forests can regrow.

  • Learn more about how you can naturally regrow your lost hair here and connect with.

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  • My flesh will take years to regrow.

  • I'm not trying to impress girls like and I have a month plus to regrow my hair.

  • Your vocal cord damage has reduced but will not regrow exactly the same way.

  • That sooner or later we could regrow hips and regrow legs and arms and fingers by using this material.

  • We can replace teeth, but we can't really regrow teeth, at least at this point.

  • We as humans have not yet unlocked the ability to regrow our limbs should one get amputated.

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  • If an axolotl loses a body part, it can regrow a perfect replacement.

Synonyms

to regenerate
vsto regrow
  • Specialized
43 5.3

Grow back a body part or damaged tissue

applies more generally to things returning in many contexts
to revegetate
vsto regrow
  • Specialized
1 6.8

To make bare land grow plants again

applies to individual items or parts coming back, not to land replanting
to resprout
vsto regrow
5.0

To grow new shoots after being cut or damaged

applies to living things more widely, not only plant shoots
to regen
vsto regrow
  • Specialized
8.0

To grow back tissue or body parts after injury

applies more generally to parts or plants coming back, not just health recovery

Antonyms

1.0

To stop living and no longer be alive

91 4.4

To become dry and weak, as with plants or feelings

How Much

to thrive
241 3.2
to flourish
116 4.1
to grow
1.0
to regrow
7 3.7
to sprout
68 2.0

Surface Forms

regrow infinitive
regrowing present participle
regrows third person singular
regrew past
regrown past participle

Morphology

regrow = grow (transparent) = re + grow

This is a standard and readily understandable use of 're-' meaning 'again' added to 'grow'.

Etymology

The word regrow is made of re- ('again') and grow, so it means 'to grow again'. Think of a plant that grows new leaves after you cut them, and that picture explains why we use regrow for things that grow back after damage.