green - Definition from the ENVIRONMENT AND WASTE topic - SOCIETY

Topic: ENVIRONMENT AND WASTE

green
3 verb

green3 [transitive]

1SGE to fill an area with growing plants in order to make it more attractive:

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Existing derelict land is needed for greening the cities.

2SGE to make a person or organization realize the importance of environmental problems

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