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reforest

[ ree-fawr-ist, -for- ]

/ riˈfɔr ɪst, -ˈfɒr- /

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verb (used with object)

to replant trees on (land denuded by cutting or fire).

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Origin of reforest

First recorded in 1880–85; re- + forest

OTHER WORDS FROM reforest

re·for·est·a·tion, noun

Words nearby reforest

refluent, reflux, reflux esophagitis, reflux oesophagitis, reflux otitis media, reforest, reform, reformate, reformation, reformatory, Reform Bill

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How to use reforest in a sentence

The Bonn Challenge aims to globally reforest 350 million hectares of land.
Why planting tons of trees isn’t enough to solve climate change|Carolyn Gramling|July 9, 2021|Science News
Another early attempt to assist in forest conservation was an attempt to reforest the treeless plains of our Western States.
Our National Forests|Richard H. Douai Boerker
It would take a hundred years to reforest those acres denuded of their timber by the fire of a few days.
The Young Forester|Zane Grey
The only remedy is for the government to buy the land at the head-waters of the rivers and reforest it.
Checking the Waste|Mary Huston Gregory

The shortleaf pine will reforest the old areas, and spread over a widening territory, if only it is given a chance.
Trees Every Child Should Know|Julia Ellen Rogers
He said, "They are growing those little trees to reforest the desolate, burned over regions of the Adirondacks."
The Children's Six Minutes|Bruce S. Wright

British Dictionary definitions for reforest

reforest

/ (riːˈfɒrɪst) /

verb

(tr) another word for reafforest

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