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.