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ɪst, -ˈfɒr- verb (used with object)
to divest or clear of forests or trees: Poor planning deforested the area in ten years.
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deforest (diːˈfɒrɪst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) Also: disforest to clear of trees | |
| defores'tation | |
| —n | |
| de'forester | |
| —n | |
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| deforest (diːˈfɒrɪst) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) Also: disforest to clear of trees | |
| defores'tation | |
| —n | |
| de'forester | |
| —n | |
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Science Dictionary
DeForest  (dĭ-fôr'ĭst) Pronunciation Key
American electrical engineer and inventor who is known as "the father of radio." He patented more than 300 inventions, including the triode electron tube, which made it possible to amplify and detect radio waves. |
| deforestation (dē-fôr'ĭ-stā'shən) Pronunciation Key
The cutting down and removal of all or most of the trees in a forested area. Deforestation can erode soils, contribute to desertification and the pollution of waterways, and decrease biodiversity through the destruction of habitat. |
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Cultural Dictionary
deforestation [(dee-fawr-uh-stay-shuhn)]The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else. The term is used today to refer to the destruction of forests by human beings and their replacement by agricultural systems.
Note: Deforestation is considered to be a main contributor to the greenhouse effect.
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deforestation definition
programmingA technique invented by Phil Wadler for eliminating intermediate data structures built and passed between composed functions in function languages.
(1997-06-21)
Example sentences
Cutting down trees to fire primitive cook stoves is also a cause of deforestation.
Other problems include illicit cultivation of marijuana and heavy deforestation.
There was progress around the edges on a climate fund and deforestation.
Yet many environmentalists fear that such deforestation is a harbinger of things to come.
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