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afforest

[ uh-fawr-ist, uh-for- ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to convert (bare or cultivated land) into forest, originally for the purpose of providing hunting grounds.


afforest

/ əˈfɒrɪst /

verb

  1. tr to plant trees on; convert into forested land
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • afˌforestˈation, noun
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Other Words From

  • af·forest·ation af·forest·ment noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of afforest1

1495–1505; < Medieval Latin afforēstāre, equivalent to af- af- + forēst ( is ) forest + -āre infinitive suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of afforest1

C15: from Medieval Latin afforestāre, from forestis forest
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Example Sentences

To re-afforest the disafforested wilderness has of late occupied the thoughts of the thoughtful in our country.

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