transitive. Originally: †to take in (territory), to annex (obsolete). Subsequently: to enclose (waste land); esp. to reclaim (marsh). Now historical.

transitive. To make (wasteland, esp. land previously under water) fit for cultivation or habitation.

transitive. To enclose and cultivate (wasteland or unoccupied land) in order to make it profitable; to make (land) more valuable or productive…

figurative. To reclaim (land) as for cultivation.

transitive. In physical senses: to sweeten or to free from acridity; to improve (land) by ploughing or tilling. Obsolete.

transitive. gen. To improve the condition of (a material object). Obsolete. rare.

To remove the stubs from (land). Also, to clear (land) of trees, furze, etc. by uprooting. Chiefly with up.

transitive. spec. To reclaim (land) from the sea. Obsolete.

transitive. To reclaim (land) for cultivation or habitation. Also with from.

transitive. To render (land) fit for cultivation. Obsolete.

To bring (land) into good condition. U.S.

= to bring to 6 at phrasal verbs.

To bring (virgin land) into cultivation. Also breaking-in. Australian and New Zealand (originally dialect: see Eng. Dial. Dict. and Sc. National Dict.…

transitive. To provide (a relatively barren or treeless area) with vegetation, esp. as part of a programme of urban revitalization or desert…