deafforest

English

Etymology

From Latin deafforestō.[1] By surface analysis, de- +‎ afforest.

Verb

deafforest (third-person singular simple present deafforests, present participle deafforesting, simple past and past participle deafforested)

  1. (transitive) To change the status of (a forest) so that it is no longer legally regarded as forest land.
    Synonym: disafforest

References

  1. ^ “de-afforest, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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