"reafforest" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: reafforests [present, singular, third-person], reafforesting [participle, present], reafforested [participle, past], reafforested [past]
Etymology: re- + afforest Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|afforest}} re- + afforest Head templates: {{en-verb}} reafforest (third-person singular simple present reafforests, present participle reafforesting, simple past and past participle reafforested)
  1. (dated) To reforest. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-reafforest-en-verb-ccHoSQGl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

Inflected forms

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