"deafforest" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: deafforests [present, singular, third-person], deafforesting [participle, present], deafforested [participle, past], deafforested [past]
Etymology: From Latin deafforestō. By surface analysis, de- + afforest. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|deafforestō}} Latin deafforestō, {{surf|en|de-|afforest}} By surface analysis, de- + afforest Head templates: {{en-verb}} 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. Tags: transitive Synonyms: disafforest Related terms: afforest, disafforest, reafforest

Inflected forms

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