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disforest

British  
/ dɪsˈfɒrɪst /

verb

  1. another word for deforest

  2. English law a less common word for disafforest

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Other Word Forms

  • disforestation noun

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In addition to the causes above alluded to as tending to disforest England, the long unsettled state of the country also conduced to the diminishing of the woodlands.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various

Deforest, de-for′est, v.t. to disforest: to deprive of forests.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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