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deforest

de·fo·rest

UK/dɪˈfɒɹɪst/ US/dɪˈfɔrʌst/ uncommon archaic

verb

1.

remove the trees from

  • “The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks”

Origin

From de- + forest.

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