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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