afforest

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UK/əˈfɒɹɪst/US/əˈfɔɹɪst/

verb

To make into forest

“After we leave the quarry, we intend to afforest the land and turn it into a nature reserve.”

Similar
forest
Opposite
deafforestdeforest
OriginMedieval Latin afforēstō ← Latin ad →
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Meanings

verbafforest (third-person singular simple present afforests, present participle afforesting, simple past and past participle afforested)

present singular third person afforests · participle present afforesting · participle past afforested · past afforested

  1. transitiveTo make into forest

    After we leave the quarry, we intend to afforest the land and turn it into a nature reserve.

    1 more example

    It is probably impossible to afforest quickly any real desert.

    1901 June 7, G. H. Davies, “Rain-making”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 7, page 195

    Synonyms: forest

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make into forest

Similar
forest

antonym(s) of “to make into forest”

Opposite
deafforestdeforest

More synonyms by meaning

verbestablish a forest on previously unforested land

Similar
forest
Broader
plantset
Also see
enforestforest

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinad“towards”
  2. Medieval Latinafforēstō
  3. Englishafforest

First attested in the 16th century. From Medieval Latin afforēstō, from Latin ad (“towards”) + forēsta (“forest”).

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Translations

Arabic شَجَّرَ
  • شَجَّرَ (šajjara)make into a forest
Bulgarian залесявам
  • залесявам (zalesjavam)make into a forest
Catalan aforestar, arbrar
  • aforestarmake into a forest
  • arbrarmake into a forest
Chinese Mandarin 綠化 /绿化
  • 綠化 /绿化 (lǜhuà)make into a forest
Dutch bebossen
  • bebossenmake into a forest
Esperanto arbarigi
  • arbarigimake into a forest
Finnish metsittää
  • metsittäämake into a forest
French boiser
  • boisermake into a forest
German aufforsten
  • aufforstenmake into a forest
Hungarian beerdősít
  • beerdősítmake into a forest
Irish foraoisigh, coilltigh
  • foraoisighmake into a forest
  • coilltighmake into a forest
Latin afforēstō
  • afforēstōmake into a forest
Polish zalesiać, zalesić
  • zalesiaćmake into a forest
  • zalesićmake into a forest
Portuguese florestar
  • florestarmake into a forest
Romanian împăduri
  • împădurimake into a forest
Spanish forestar, arborizar
  • forestarmake into a forest
  • arborizarmake into a forest
Swedish beskoga
  • beskogamake into a forest
Welsh fforestu, coedwigo
  • fforestumake into a forest
  • coedwigomake into a forest
Cite this entry
APA

afforest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afforest

MLA

“afforest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afforest. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “afforest,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afforest.

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