DISFOREST

deforest, disforest, disafforest

(verb) remove the trees from; “The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

disforest (third-person singular simple present disforests, present participle disforesting, simple past and past participle disforested)

To disafforest

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*for"est, v. t.

1. To disafforest. Fuller.

2. To clear or deprive of forests or trees.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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