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deforest
de·for·est
[
dee fáwrəst
]
(
past and past participle
de·for·est·ed
,
present participle
de·for·est·ing
,
3rd person present singular
de·for·ests
)
transitive verb
Definition:
remove trees from:
to remove the trees from an area of land
de·for·es·ta·tion
[
dee fàwrə stáysh'n
]
noun
de·for·est·er
noun
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de·for·es·ta·tion [ dee fàwrə stáysh'n ] nounde·for·est·er noun
