Greenified

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Made more environmentally friendly, often by adopting sustainable practices, cleaner energy, or reduced pollution in a place or business
2. Converted to an eco-conscious state, with greener methods, materials, or policies introduced into a building, organization, or area
3. Altered so as to be more sustainable and kind to the natural environment, through the adoption of environmentally responsible measures

Etymology: "Greenified" is the past tense and past participle of "greenify," which means to make something green, whether by painting it, planting it, or making it more environmentally friendly. The verb is built from "green," the Old English colour word, and the suffix "-ify," which comes from Latin "-ificare," a root meaning "to make" that entered English through Old French. Attaching "-ify" to an adjective produces a verb meaning "to make [something] into" that adjective, so "greenify" follows the same pattern as words like "beautify" or "simplify." The suffix is a useful one for coining new verbs, which is why "greenify" sounds so natural even though it is a relatively recent formation. Its meaning has broadened over time: where the earliest sense was literal, applying colour or growth to a place, the environmental sense now dominates everyday use.

Synonyms: ecologize, environmentalize

Antonyms: pollute