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desertification

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˌzɜː^rtɪfɪˈkeɪʃ^ən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di zûr′tə fi kā′shən)

de•sert•i•fi•ca•tion (di zûr′tə fi kā′shən),USA pronunciation n. [Ecol.]

Ecologythe processes by which an area becomes a desert.
Ecologythe rapid depletion of plant life and the loss of topsoil at desert boundaries and in semiarid regions, usually caused by a combination of drought and the overexploitation of grasses and other vegetation by people.

Also, des•ert•i•za•tion (dez′ər tə zā′shən).USA pronunciation Cf. aridification.

desert¹ + -i- + -fication 1970–75

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desertification /dɪˌzɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ n

a process by which fertile land turns into barren land or desert

'desertification' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

aridification

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