dewilding

Verb

dewild (third-person singular simple present dewilds, present participle dewilding, simple past and past participle dewilded)

1. (rare) Synonym of unwild (“to make something not wild”).
   • The current trend is for rewilding upland habitats to make them more nature-rich but 44% of the Cairngorms national park is dewilded because of a rich man's hobby.2021 August 5, Patrick Barkham, quoting Mark Avery, “Britain's national parks dominated by driven grouse moors, says study”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media...

   Synonyms:

   unwild