afforest
verbUK /əˈfɒɹɪst/ · US /əˈfɔɹɪst/
Etymology First attested in the 16th century. From Medieval Latin afforēstō, from Latin ad (“towards”) + forēsta (“forest”).
1
To make into forest
- After we leave the quarry, we intend to afforest the land and turn it into a nature reserve.
- It is probably impossible to afforest quickly any real desert.1901 June 7, G. H. Davies, “Rain-making”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 7, page 195:
- Synonyms
- forest
- Antonyms
- deafforest, deforest
- Derived terms
- afforestable, afforester, afforestment, coafforest, reafforest
- Related terms
- afforestation, deafforest, disafforest