"disafforest" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: disafforests [present, singular, third-person], disafforesting [participle, present], disafforested [participle, past], disafforested [past]
Etymology: From dis- + afforest. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|dis-|afforest}} dis- + afforest Head templates: {{en-verb}} disafforest (third-person singular simple present disafforests, present participle disafforesting, simple past and past participle disafforested)
  1. To deforest.
    Sense id: en-disafforest-en-verb-qHnQaOTw
  2. (UK, law) To change the status of land from that of a forest to ordinary land. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-disafforest-en-verb-9bCnEA5J Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: disafforestation, disafforestment Related terms: deafforest

Inflected forms

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        "(UK, law) To change the status of land from that of a forest to ordinary land."
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