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afforest
af·for·est [ ə fáwrəst ] (past and past participle af·for·est·ed, present participle af·for·est·ing, 3rd person present singular af·for·ests)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
plant trees on: to convert land not previously forested into forest by planting trees
[Early 16th century. < medieval Latin afforestare< foresta "forest"]

af·for·es·ta·tion [ ə fàwrə stáysh'n ] noun
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