afforest
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology [edit]
First attested in the 16th century. From Medieval Latin afforēstō, from ad (“towards”) + forēsta (“forest”)
Verb [edit]
afforest (third-person singular simple present afforests, present participle afforesting, simple past and past participle afforested)
- (transitive) To make into forest
- After we leave the quarry, we intend to afforest the land and turn it into a nature reserve
Usage notes [edit]
"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.
Translations [edit]
make into forest
Quotations [edit]
- For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.
Synonyms [edit]
- (to make into forest): forest
Antonyms [edit]
- (to make into forest): deforest
Derived terms [edit]
References [edit]
- 2005, Ed. Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson, The Oxford Dictionary of English (2nd edition revised), Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198610572
- 1996, T.F. Hoad, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Etymology, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192830988
- “Afforest, v.” in OED Online, Oxford University Press, 1989.
- “afforest” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
