Meaning

1 senses

  1. To make into forest

    After we leave the quarry, we intend to afforest the land and turn it into a nature reserve.

    aufforsten

More definitions
  • establish a forest on previously unforested land

Translations

5 languages
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By meaning 1
make into a forest:

Origin

First attested in the 16th century. From Medieval Latin afforēstō, from Latin ad (“towards

First attested in the 16th century. From Medieval Latin afforēstō, from Latin ad (“towards”) + forēsta (“forest”).

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Forms

afforests, afforesting, afforested, afforested
Base formafforest · to afforest
3rd person singularafforests
Present participleafforesting
Past simpleafforested
Past participleafforested

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyafforest
he, she, itafforests

Past simpleLesson

all personsafforested

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave afforested
he, she, ithas afforested

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill afforest

Synonyms

1 synonyms
to make into forest:forestA2
Close in meaning
  • establish a forest on previously unforested land:forest

Antonyms

2 antonyms
to make into forest:deafforestdeforest

Word family

7 related words
Relatedafforestationdeafforestdisafforest
Derivedafforestableafforestmentcoafforestreafforest

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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