deafforest

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

de- +‎ afforest

Verb[edit]

deafforest (third-person singular simple present deafforests, present participle deafforesting, simple past and past participle deafforested)

  1. (transitive) To change the status of (a forest) so that it is no longer legally regarded as forest land.

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