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Deforest
Meaning
Verb
●
To
clear
(an area) of forest.
●
In Law:
To
disafforest
(remove
legal
status
as forest).
Name
●
Alternative form of DeForest
●
A
surname
from French,
equivalent
to English Forest or Woods,
equivalent
to the
modern
French
surname
Deforet.
●
A
male
given name
transferred
from the
surname
,
equivalent
to English Forest
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Origin
deforest
English
de-
English
de
Latin
forest
English
forest
Middle English (1100-1500)
forest
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
foresta
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Depopulate
Resod
Colonise
Replant
Irrigate
Overgraze
Bulldoze
Denude
Recolonize
Repopulate
Chop Down
Strip Mine
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