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deafforest

deafforest verb: to change the status of (a forest) so that it is no longer legally regarded as forest land.

Verb

deafforest (third-person singular simple present deafforests, present participle deafforesting, simple past and past participle deafforested)

  1. (transitive) To change the status of (a forest) so that it is no longer legally regarded as forest land.
    Synonyms:
    disafforest

Synonyms of deafforest

Forms of deafforest

third-person singular presentdeafforests
present participledeafforesting
past participledeafforested
pastdeafforested

Origin of deafforest

From Latin deafforestō. By surface analysis, de- + afforest.

Questions about deafforest

What does deafforest mean?
Deafforest means to change the status of (a forest) so that it is no longer legally regarded as forest land.
What part of speech is deafforest?
Deafforest is a verb.
What is the past tense of deafforest?
The past tense of deafforest is deafforested.

Words near deafforest in the dictionary

  1. deafferentations
  2. deafferented
  3. deafferentiated
  4. deafferenting
  5. deafferents
  6. deafforest
  7. deafforestation
  8. deafforestations
  9. deafforested
  10. deafforesting
  11. deafforests

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