deforest
verb (used with object)
to divest or clear of forests or trees.
deforest
American
[dee-fawr-ist, -for-]
/ diˈfɔr ɪst, -ˈfɒr- /
verb (used with object)
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deforests,
present (3rd person singular)
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deforested,
past participle, past
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deforesting
present participle
deforest
British
/ diːˈfɒrɪst /
verb
DeForest
Scientific
/ dĭ-fôr′ĭst /
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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deforestsimple
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deforestssimple
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have deforestedperfect
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has deforestedperfect
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am deforestingprogressive
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are deforestingprogressive
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is deforestingprogressive
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have been deforestingperfect progressive
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has been deforestingperfect progressive
Past
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deforestedsimple
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had deforestedperfect
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was deforestingprogressive
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were deforestingprogressive
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had been deforestingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of deforest
Example Sentences
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Balboni and Olken write: "The conservationist lobby must pay the government in perpetuity … while the deforestation-oriented lobby need pay only once to deforest in the present."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2023
"Landowners circling in planes, soya farmers wanting to buy the land to deforest it."
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2023
“They didn’t deforest the countryside because they wanted to, but because of poverty,” he says.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2021
For example, cutting down large swaths of forests just for energy production is not a sustainable option because our energy demands are so great that we would quickly deforest the world, destroying critical habitat.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 6, 2018
If we deforest these steep slopes, water is going to injure them much more than it would the gentler slopes of the lower lands, if they had been deforested.
From Conservation Reader by Harold W. (Harold Wellman) Fairbanks
The fire-sale-minded Colts traded standout defensive tackle DeForest Buckner back to San Francisco, and eight-time Pro Bowl guard Quenton Nelson to Seattle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
“With a name like Humphrey DeForest Bogart, you’ve got to be tough,” intones Bogie in director Kathryn Ferguson’s insightful and entertaining documentary, “Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes,” now in theaters.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2024
"In the past 10 years, there's been a shift in the world of cell biology," said co-senior author Cole DeForest, a UW associate professor of chemical engineering and of bioengineering.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024
The remains or DNA samples of “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry, his wife, Majel Barrett Roddenberry, and Original Series stars Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley and James Doohan also are expected to make the trip.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
It was invented by Dr. Lee DeForest to detect wireless.
From The Dream Doctor by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
But the natural balance is fast unravelling in Kalimantan, the most deforested area in Indonesia.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
More goods are expected to flow between the European Union and South American countries, increasing the chance of exports from deforested lands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
In Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state, the first cases in the current outbreak were detected near recently deforested areas.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 4, 2024
“Our forest is no longer deforested: the animals are awake and we’re more awake,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
Broad valleys were completely deforested and dotted with villages, and drained and fenced fields for intensive food production covered entire valley floors.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
“Any supplier found to be illegally deforesting will be removed from our supply chain,” Olam Food Ingredients, or Ofi, said in a statement to AP, adding that it’s “investigating thoroughly.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
And yet, it can be hard to identify who is doing the deforesting.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2023
The report estimates that 600,000 tonnes of CO2 was emitted by deforesting these areas, the equivalent of 1.2 million flights from London to New York.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2022
It had thrown itself into renewable energy and forbidden farmers in the Amazon from deforesting more than 20 percent of their land.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2021
Houses built of wood are likely to become increasingly expensive because of the deforesting which is going on in all parts of the United States.
From Three Acres and Liberty by Bolton Hall
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