AFFOREST

afforest, forest

(verb) establish a forest on previously unforested land; “afforest the mountains”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

afforest (third-person singular simple present afforests, present participle afforesting, simple past and past participle afforested)

(transitive) To make into forest

Usage notes

"Afforest" once connoted bringing woodland under forest law in order to provide hunting grounds. However today the verb is more likely to connote commercial exploitation.

Synonyms

• (to make into forest): forest

Antonyms

• (to make into forest): deforest

Source: Wiktionary

Af*for"est, v. t. Etym: [LL. afforestare; ad + forestare. See Forest.]

Definition: To convert into a forest; as, to afforest a tract of country.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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