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Deforest

name, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from French, equivalent to English Forest or Woods, equivalent to the modern French surname Deforet.
  2. 2
    Alternative form of DeForest. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    Alternative form of DeForest. alt-of, alternative
  4. 4
    A male given name transferred from the surname, equivalent to English Forest.
Verb
  1. 1
    To clear (an area) of forest. transitive
  2. 2
    remove the trees from wordnet
  3. 3
    To disafforest (remove legal status as forest). archaic, transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From de- + forest.

Etymology 2

From Middle French de Forest, from de+forest; Literally, “forest”.

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