verb
- to establish colonies in (a place) again after a period of absence or abandonment
Usage: third person singular present tense of recolonize
Examples
- The species recolonizes the area after the forest fire subsides.
- Bacteria quickly recolonizes the sterilized surface.
- The government recolonizes the abandoned territory with new settlers.
- Wildlife recolonizes the restored wetland habitat.
- The coral reef slowly recolonizes the damaged section.
- After the drought ends, vegetation recolonizes the barren landscape.