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— deforest

/diˈforəst/ verb deforests; deforested; deforesting [+ object]
usually used as (be) deforested通常用作(be) deforested
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deforest

verb

de·​for·​est (ˌ)dē-ˈfȯr-əst How to pronounce deforest (audio)
-ˈfär-
deforested; deforesting; deforests

transitive verb

: to clear (an area) of forests : to remove trees from (an area)
As eroded hillsides become useless, the displaced farmers move still farther up the mountains, deforesting still more land. Jane Jacobs
Overgrazing has joined with the wide use of wood fuels to deforest large areas. Nathaniel Sheppard Jr.

Word History

Etymology

de- + forest entry 1

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of deforest was in 1661
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