Deforest
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transitive verb.
To cut down and clear away the trees or forests from.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Same as
disafforest
.
To deprive of forests; cut down and clear away the forests of.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive verb.
To clear of forests; to disforest.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To destroy or to fell all the trees of a forest.
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verb.
remove the trees from
Word Usage
""They're just going to come in and totally deforest the area," said Barbara Brown, who has lived in her home for 12 years."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
clear
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Forrest
forest
reforest
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
disafforest
disforest
verb-form
deforested
deforesting
deforests