verb
Meaning 1
To replant a forest, especially after clearcutting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
reforest
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verb
Meaning 2
To afforest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 3
forest anew
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- After the fire, they reforested the mountain
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: afforest, forest
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English forest English reforest From re- + forest.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: reforestar — replant
- Dutch: herbebossen — replant
- Esperanto: rearbarigi — replant
- Finnish: metsittää uudelleen — replant
- Finnish: istuttaa metsää uudelleen — replant
- French: reboiser — replant
- French: reforester — replant
- Greek: αναδασώνω (anadasóno) — replant
- Hungarian: újraerdősít — replant
- Interlingua: reforestar — replant
- Italian: rimboschire — replant
- Polish: ponownie zalesiać — replant
- Polish: ponownie zalesić — replant
- Portuguese: reflorestar — replant
- Spanish: reforestar — replant
- Swedish: återbeskoga — replant