afforest

Definitions


[əˈfɒrɪst], (Verb)

Definitions:
- convert (land) into forest, especially for commercial exploitation
(e.g: a grant paid to farmers who afforest agricultural land)


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Origin:
early 16th century: from medieval Latin afforestare, from ad- ‘to’ (expressing change) + foresta ‘forest’




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