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noun
The act or process of replanting a forest, especially after clear-cutting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: afforestation
Antonyms: deforestation
noun
the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: re-afforestation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reclamation, renewal, rehabilitation
History
Etymology tree English reforest Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English reforestation From reforest + -ation.
Across languages
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
