dewild

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dewild

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From de- + wild.

verb dewilds · dewilding · dewilded

rare Synonym of unwild (“to make something not wild”). The current trend is for rewilding upland habitats to make them more nature-rich but 44% of the Cairngorms national park is dewilded because of a rich man's hobby.
Similar: unwild

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@misc{dewild_2026,
  title = {dewild},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dewild},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}