recultivate

verb

re·​cul·​ti·​vate (ˌ)rē-ˈkəl-tə-ˌvāt 

recultivated; recultivating; recultivates

transitive verb

: to cultivate (something) again : to cause to grow or flourish anew

A century after Prohibition wiped out Ohio winemaking, lawmakers and agriculturists are trying to recultivate the state's vineyards.

—Melissa Kossler Dutton and Dennis Read

I've thought about that photograph a lot over the past few months, and about how to recultivate elements of curiosity and spontaneity back into my own life.

—Ana Homayoun

recultivation

(ˌ)rē-ˌkəl-tə-ˈvā-shən 

noun

plural recultivations

recultivation of abandoned land

Word History

First Known Use

1627, in the meaning defined above