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reseed

verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: R IY0 S IY1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To sow seeds again; to apply seed to (a plot of land) again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive

Examples

  • When the birds ate the seeds he had planted, the farmer was forced to reseed the field.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: resow

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: replant

2

verb

Meaning 2

Of a non-perennial plant, to produce seeds to ensure the following generation without human intervention; to self-sow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The marigolds had reseeded themselves in the flower box, so he didn't have to buy new ones this year.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To reset the input of an algorithm so as to ensure different results.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • The game reseeded its random number algorithm with a time-based value each time the game was restarted.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

maintain by seeding without human intervention

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Some plants reseed themselves indefinitely

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sustain, keep, maintain

5

verb

Meaning 5

seed again or anew

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: seed

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English see English -d English seed English reseed From re- + seed.