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deforesting

deforesting is the present participle and gerund of deforest.

Meaning of deforest

Verb

deforest (third-person singular simple present deforests, present participle deforesting, simple past and past participle deforested)

  1. (transitive) To clear (an area) of forest.
  2. (archaic, transitive) To disafforest (remove legal status as forest).

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Questions about deforesting

What is deforesting the present participle and gerund of?
Deforesting is the present participle and gerund of deforest.

Words near deforesting in the dictionary

  1. deforestation
  2. deforestations
  3. deforested
  4. deforester
  5. deforesters
  6. deforesting
  7. deforestment
  8. deforestments
  9. deforests
  10. deform
  11. deformabilities

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