deforest

[ dee-fawr-ist, -for- ]

/ diˈfɔr ɪst, -ˈfɒr- /

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verb (used with object)

to divest or clear of forests or trees: Poor planning deforested the area in ten years.

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Origin of deforest

First recorded in 1530–40; de- + forest

OTHER WORDS FROM deforest

de·for·est·a·tion, nounde·for·est·er, noun

Other definitions for deforest (2 of 2)

De Forest

[ di -fawr-ist, for- ]

/ dɪ ˈfɔr ɪst, ˈfɒr- /

noun

Lee, 1873–1961, U.S. inventor of radio, telegraphic, and telephonic equipment.

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How to use deforest in a sentence

In the last year, her fusion exercise class has attracted a cult following and become de rigueur among the celebrity set.
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They tried to continue their getaway but had to quickly abandon their vehicle on the Rue de Meaux in the 19th.
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Humans spent a long time domesticating cattle, and what they were trying to do, in essence, was de-domesticate them.
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The band was still on its way back as De Blasio and his wife departed.
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He first rose to prominence as a lawyer in Queens, who settled a boiling racial dispute over public housing in Forest Hills.
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However, they were not seen to venture far into the surrounding deciduous forest.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula|Erwin E. Klaas
Madame de Condillac stood watching him, her face composed, her glance cold.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Then the door opened, the portiere was swept aside, and Anselme announced "Monsieur de Garnache."
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
San Antonio de Bexar lies in a fertile and well-irrigated valley, stretching westward from the river Salado.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
One evening, while he was thus engaged, he observed de Patinos and Duke Wharton enter together.
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British Dictionary definitions for deforest (1 of 2)

deforest

/ (diːˈfɒrɪst) /

verb

(tr) to clear of treesAlso: disforest

Derived forms of deforest

deforestation, noundeforester, noun

British Dictionary definitions for deforest (2 of 2)

De Forest

/ (də ˈfɒrɪst) /

noun

Lee. 1873–1961, US inventor of telegraphic, telephonic, and radio equipment: patented the first triode valve (1907)

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

Scientific definitions for deforest

DeForest

[ dĭ-fôr′ĭst ]

Lee 1873-1961

American electrical engineer and inventor who is known as "the father of radio." He patented more than 300 inventions, including the triode electron tube, which made it possible to amplify and detect radio waves.