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—afforestation, afforestment, n./euh fawr"ist, euh for"-/, v.t.to convert (bare or cultivated land) into forest, originally for the purpose of providing hunting grounds.
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Afforest — Af*for est, v. t. [LL. afforestare; ad + forestare. See {Forest}.] To convert into a forest; as, to afforest a tract of country. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
afforest — ► VERB ▪ convert (land) into forest. DERIVATIVES afforestation noun … English terms dictionary
afforest — [ə fôr′ist] vt. [ML afforestare: see AD & FOREST] to turn (land) into forest; plant many trees on afforestable adj. afforestation [ə fôr′əs tā′shən] n … English World dictionary
afforest — verb /əˈfɒrɪst,əˈfɔrɪst,əˈfɒrɪst/ To make into forest After we leave the quarry, we intend to afforest the land and turn it into a nature reserve Syn: forest Ant: deforest … Wiktionary
afforest — transitive verb see afforestation … New Collegiate Dictionary
afforest — v. convert bare land into forest … English contemporary dictionary
afforest — [ə fɒrɪst] verb 1》 convert (land) into forest for commercial exploitation. 2》 Brit. historical bring (woodland) under the jurisdiction of forest law for the purpose of hunting. Derivatives afforestation noun … English new terms dictionary
afforest — af·for·est … English syllables
afforest — af•for•est [[t]əˈfɔr ɪst, əˈfɒr [/t]] v. t. est•ed, est•ing to convert (bare or cultivated land) into forest • Etymology: 1495–1505; < ML afforestāre= L af af + forestāre, v. der. of LLforestis forest af•for est•a′tion, n … From formal English to slang
afforest — /əˈfɒrəst/ (say uh foruhst) verb (t) to convert (bare or cultivated land) into forest, originally for the purpose of providing hunting grounds. {Medieval Latin afforestāre. See ad , forest} –afforestation /əfɒrəsˈteɪʃən/ (say uhforuhs tayshuhn),… …
