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afforestation

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
af•for•est  (ə fôr′ist, ə for′-),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to convert (bare or cultivated land) into forest, originally for the purpose of providing hunting grounds.
  • Medieval Latin afforēstāre, equivalent. to af- af- + forēst(is) forest + -āre infinitive suffix
  • 1495–1505
af•for′est•a′tion, af•for′est•ment, n. 

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