Dictionary

deforest en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /dɪˈfɒɹɪst/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English forest English deforest From de- + forest.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To clear (an area) of forest.
2. (archaic, transitive) To disafforest (remove legal status as forest).

Forms

Deriveds

deforestation · deforester

Relateds

deafforest

Translations (29)

sv avskoga (to clear an area of forest) · vi phá rừng (to clear an area of forest) · nl ontbossen (to clear an area of forest) · ca desboscar (to clear an area of forest) · es deforestar (to clear an area of forest) · pms disbosché (to clear an area of forest) · pl wylesiać (to clear an area of forest) · ru обезле́сить (to clear an area of forest) · fi kaataa metsää (to clear an area of forest) · da afskove (to clear an area of forest) · de entwalden (to clear an area of forest) · es clarear (to clear an area of forest) · sv skövla (to clear an area of forest) · gl deforestar (to clear an area of forest) · nb avskoge (to clear an area of forest) · da rydde for skov (to clear an area of forest) · pl wylesić (to clear an area of forest) · tr ormansızlaştırmak (to clear an area of forest) · pt desflorestar (to clear an area of forest) · io desarborizar (to clear an area of forest) · ca desforestar (to clear an area of forest) · mk обесшумува (to clear an area of forest) · fi hävittää metsää (to clear an area of forest) · pt deflorestar (to clear an area of forest) · fr déboiser (to clear an area of forest) · eo senarbarigi (to clear an area of forest) · fi poistaa metsää (to clear an area of forest) · la deforēstō (to clear an area of forest) · fr déforester (to clear an area of forest)