reseed

UK
/ˌriːˈsiːd/
US
/ˌriˈsid/

Translations

reseedverb
reseeded
Past Simple
reseeded
Past Participle
reseeding
Gerund
UK
/ˌriːˈsiːd/
US
/ˌriˈsid/
After the heavy rain, we need to reseed the lawn.
После сильного дождя нам нужно пересеять газон.
Additional translations
вновь засеять
Synonyms
sow again
scatter seeds
plant anew
reseednoun
reseeds
pl
UK
/ˌriːˈsiːd/
US
/ˌriˈsid/
Used mainly in technical contexts to denote an act or process of reseeding, especially of a random-number generator.

Definitions

reseedverb
To plant seeds again in an area where plants have been removed or have failed to grow.
After the harsh winter, the gardener decided to reseed the lawn to restore its lush appearance.
To naturally spread seeds for the purpose of regrowth, often referring to plants that drop seeds for future growth.
The wildflowers in the meadow reseed themselves each year, ensuring a vibrant display every spring.
To supply new seed data to (a pseudorandom number generator) so as to improve or refresh its randomness.
The operating system reseeds the PRNG with hardware entropy at startup.
reseednoun
An act or instance of reseeding.
The cryptographic module performs a reseed every five minutes to maintain entropy.