Afforest

Common synonyms include: adopt afforestation policy, afforested, forest, forested, forested category, foresting.

/əˈfɔɹɪst/ verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

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
establish a forest on previously unforested land wordnet

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

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