regrow
verb
re·grow
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regrowing
Definition of regrow
: to grow (something, such as a missing part) anew
: to continue growth after interruption or injury
Examples of regrow in a Sentence
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This way the plants have plenty of time to regrow and flower during the warmer weather. — Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com, "Zinnias can be added to summer gardens in Florida," 27 July 2019 But after humans abandoned the area about 10 years later, the forest slowly began to regrow. — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, "Top stories: Mite-proof bees, dark matter ‘bullets,’ and the tiny monkeys replanting the Amazon," 26 July 2019 There’s also no definitive evidence stem cells and platelets can regrow lost cartilage, Fu says. — Time, "Employers Are Steering Workers Toward Controversial Stem Cell Therapies," 19 June 2019 Buck moon Male deer, which shed their antlers every year, begin to regrow them in July, hence the Native American name for July's full moon. — National Geographic, "Learn about the lunar cycle, as well as the origins of the many names given to each month's full moon.," 15 June 2019 Those organisms can regrow entire limbs — bone, muscle, cartilage and all — by recapitulating a developmental program from a bud-like structure that forms on the injury site. — Quanta Magazine, "To Heal Some Wounds, Adult Cells Turn More Fetal," 29 Aug. 2018 There’s also no definitive evidence stem cells and platelets can regrow lost cartilage, Fu said. — STAT, "Employers are steering workers toward a controversial stem cell therapy," 20 June 2019 Makes forests magically regrow wherever Godzilla and its peers have been stomping around? — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Godzilla: King of the Monsters," 31 May 2019 Sutton added that the forest would soon regrow, reassuring environmentalists and Pooh fans alike. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Winnie the Pooh's Real-Life "Hundred Acre Wood" Suffers Forest Fire," 29 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'regrow.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for regrow
regrow
intransitive verb
re·grow
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regrew\ -ˈgrü
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regrown\ -ˈgrōn
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regrowing
Medical Definition of regrow
: to continue growth after interruption or injury