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deafforesting

deafforesting is the present participle and gerund of deafforest.

Meaning of deafforest

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

Questions about deafforesting

What is deafforesting the present participle and gerund of?
Deafforesting is the present participle and gerund of deafforest.

Words near deafforesting in the dictionary

  1. deafferents
  2. deafforest
  3. deafforestation
  4. deafforestations
  5. deafforested
  6. deafforesting
  7. deafforests
  8. deaffricate
  9. deaffricated
  10. deaffricates
  11. deaffricating

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