regrew

Sprouted once more

Regrew is the past tense of regrow—to grow again after being cut, damaged, or lost.

Hair regrows after chemotherapy.

Forests regrow after fires.

Lizards regrow their tails.

The lawn regrew quickly after the drought ended.

metaphorical

renewed

Made valid again

rebounded · recovered · flourished · thrived · blossomed · reemerged · resurfaced · reawakened · reestablished · rebuilt

biological

regenerate

Restore by regrowing

follicle · limb · tail · liver · nerve · skin · hair · nail · feather · scale

botanical

revegetate

Restore vegetation to land

root · shoot · leaf · branch · bark · stump · cutting · bulb · rhizome · runner

healing

wound

Coiled, or an injury

surgical · incision · stitches · recovery · therapy · rehabilitation · physical · treatment · patient · clinical

restoration

reforestation

Replanting depleted woodlands

rehabilitation · rewilding · ecosystem · habitat · conservation · reclamation · remediation · recovery · landscape · nursery

Opposites
regeneration vs. permanent loss

regrewatrophied

Declined from underuse

withered · shrank · shriveled · died back · receded

Phrases
Family

regrow, regrowth, regrown, regrows, regrowing

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G