deforest

de- +‎ forest

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈfɒɹɪst/

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deforest (third-person singular simple present deforests, present participle deforesting, simple past and past participle deforested)

1. (transitive) To clear (an area) of forest.
2. (transitive, law, archaic) To disafforest (remove legal status as forest).

• deforestation

• deafforest

• forested, fostered