Desertify

Synonyms for "desertify"

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Translations

13 translations across 8 languages.

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Dutch

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  • verwoestijnen verb (become desert)

Finnish

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  • aavikoittaa verb (cause to become desert)
  • aavikoitua verb (become desert)

French

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  • désertifier verb (become desert)

Hungarian

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  • elsivatagosodik verb (become desert)
  • elsivatagosít verb (cause to become desert)

Korean

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  • 사막화(沙漠化)되다 verb (become desert)
  • 사막화(沙漠化)하다 verb (cause to become desert)

Macedonian

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  • опустинува verb (become desert)
  • опустинува verb (cause to become desert)

Spanish

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  • desertificar verb (cause to become desert)
  • desertificarse verb (become desert)

Vietnamese

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  • hoang mạc hoá verb (become desert)

Sample sentences

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Part of the genius of Andalusi filahah was its water management, still light years ahead of industrialised modern agriculture, which decimates forests for high-output farms that dry up streams and springs and desertifies fertile terrain.

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