rewild
/ˌriˈwaɪld/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To return an area to a more wild state, especially to repopulate it with wild animals that have become extirpated.
Example Sentences
- "Told in the form of a personal journey, Paul Martin's book covers his own boyhood bird-watching, graduate work in evolutionary biology, and a distinguished academic career; it culminates in a daring plan to truly rewild North America."
- "Some scientists and others now argue that we should be bringing some of those ghosts back, part of a controversial movement to “rewild” parts of Europe and North America, whether by reintroducing extant species, reviving extinct ones, or attempting to reconstruct ecosystems."
- "Over the past 20 years or so, from South America to the Danube basin, ad hoc coalitions of politicians, activists and conscience-stricken billionaires (whose core activities, such as Povlsen’s clothing business, are often less than environmentally friendly), have rewilded millions of acres of mostly failed agricultural and grazing land."
- "She is not alone in her concerns. The push from local authorities to rewild spaces is causing consternation in villages, towns and cities across the country."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English wild English rewild From re- + wild.