Disforest (Verb)
Meaning
Remove the trees from; "The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The once-thriving forest was disforested by the rapidly expanding coal mine.
- Disforesting the hillsides left the wildlife in the area vulnerable to extreme weather conditions.
- Agricultural development projects have been responsible for disforesting large sections of once-pristine rainforests.
- Climate change was exacerbated by the reckless disforestation of millions of square kilometers of woodland areas.
- Local authorities launched a campaign to disforest and rejuvenate the historic park by removing dead trees.