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deforest

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de⋅for⋅est

[dee-fawr-ist, -for-]
–verb (used with object)
to divest or clear of forests or trees: Poor planning deforested the area in ten years.

Origin:
1530–40; de- + forest


de⋅for⋅est⋅a⋅tion, noun
de⋅for⋅est⋅er, noun
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de·for·est   (dē-fôr'ĭst, -fŏr'-)   
tr.v.   de·for·est·ed, de·for·est·ing, de·for·ests
To cut down and clear away the trees or forests from.
de·for'es·ta'tion (-ĭ-stā'shən) n., de·for'est·er n.
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