Meanings
verbdeafforest (third-person singular simple present deafforests, present participle deafforesting, simple past and past participle deafforested)
present singular third person deafforests · participle present deafforesting · participle past deafforested · past deafforested
- transitiveTo change the status of (a forest) so that it is no longer legally regarded as forest land.
Synonyms: disafforest
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo change the status of (a forest) so that it is no longer legally regarded as forest land.
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Origin
- Latindeafforestō
- Englishdeafforest
From Latin deafforestō. By surface analysis, de- + afforest.
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deafforest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deafforest
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“deafforest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deafforest. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deafforest,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deafforest.
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