verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To make into forest transitive

   "After we leave the quarry, we intend to afforest the land and turn it into a nature reserve."

2. 2
   establish a forest on previously unforested land wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

forestenforestforest

Antonyms

All antonyms

deafforestdeforest

Example

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"After we leave the quarry, we intend to afforest the land and turn it into a nature reserve."

Etymology

First attested in the 16th century. From Medieval Latin afforēstō, from Latin ad (“towards”) + forēsta (“forest”).

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