EMPOLDER


Meaning of EMPOLDER in English

transitive verb

or im·polder ə̇m, em+

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Dutch inpolderen, from in- in- (I) (akin to Old English in- ) + polder — more at in- , polder

: to make (land that is underwater or periodically flooded) cultivable by the erection of banks of levees to prevent or control inundation and by adequate drainage

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