deafforest

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deafforest

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From Latin deafforestō. By surface analysis, de- + afforest.

verb deafforests · deafforesting · deafforested

transitive To change the status of (a forest) so that it is no longer legally regarded as forest land.
Similar: disafforest

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@misc{deafforest_2026,
  title = {deafforest},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deafforest},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}