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ter⋅ra⋅form

  [ter-uh-fawrm]
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–verb (used with object)
to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial life forms.
Origin:
1975–80; terra + form; perh. taken as v. use of an adj. with -form as second element
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ter·ra·form   (těr'ə-fôrm')   
tr.v.   ter·ra·formed, ter·ra·form·ing, ter·ra·forms
To transform (a landscape) on another planet into one having the characteristics of landscapes on Earth.

[Latin terra, earth; see terrace + form.]
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