Disforest

Disforest
Disforest Dis*for"est, v. t. 1. To disafforest. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

2. To clear or deprive of forests or trees. [1913 Webster]


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  • disforest — verb To disafforest …   Wiktionary

  • disforest — v. clear of forests or trees …   English contemporary dictionary

  • disforest — dis·forest …   English syllables

  • disforest — /dɪsˈfɒrəst/ (say dis foruhst) verb (t) → deforest. –disforestation /dɪsˌfɒrəsˈteɪʃən/ (say dis.foruhs tayshuhn), noun …  

  • disforest — To clear wooded land of trees …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • disforest — v.tr. Brit. = DISAFFOREST. Derivatives: disforestation n …   Useful english dictionary

  • disforestation — noun the removal of trees • Syn: ↑deforestation • Derivationally related forms: ↑disforest, ↑deforest (for: ↑deforestation) • Hypernyms: ↑denudation, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Deforest — De*for est, v. t. To clear of forests; to disforest. U. S. Agric. Reports. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • deforest — 1880 in modern sense, from DE (Cf. de ) + FOREST (Cf. forest). Related: Deforested; deforesting. Disforest in the sense to clear of trees is from 1660s. Disafforest is attested in this sense from 1842; originally it meant reduce from the legal… …   Etymology dictionary

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