deforested

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of deforest.
  deforest

  verb (used with object)

  to divest or clear of forests or trees.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of deforest.
  deforest

  verb (used with object)

  to divest or clear of forests or trees.

Example Sentences

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deforested

But the natural balance is fast unravelling in Kalimantan, the most deforested area in Indonesia.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

It aims to buy previously deforested land and cover them with trees to suck up greenhouse gases and profit from carbon credits and timber.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

In this, globally operating trading companies agreed to no longer purchase soy grown in freshly deforested areas.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2024

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

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

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