[uh-fawr-ist, uh-for-] 
| to convert (bare or cultivated land) into forest, originally for the purpose of providing hunting grounds. |
| af·for·est (ə-fôr'ĭst, ə-fŏr'-) tr.v. af·for·est·ed, af·for·est·ing, af·for·ests To convert (open land) into a forest by planting trees or their seeds. [Medieval Latin afforēstāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Medieval Latin forēstāre (from forēsta, forest; see forest).] af·for'es·ta'tion n. |
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