verb
Meaning 1
To deforest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
disafforest
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verb
Meaning 2
To change the status of land from that of a forest to ordinary land.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Topics: law
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: deafforest
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
remove the trees from
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: deforest, disforest
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: clear
History
Etymology
From Middle English disafforeten, from Anglo-Norman disaforester and its probable etymon Latin disafforestō. By surface analysis, dis- + afforest.