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deforester

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de⋅for⋅est

  [dee-fawr-ist, -for-]
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–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

Related forms:
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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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.
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