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8.8
To plant trees around a place to give shade
  • verb
  • /ˈɑːrbər/
translation icon : arborizar
  • The city plans to arbor the new park to create a peaceful green space.

Examples

  • Volunteers arbored the playground, making it cooler and more inviting for children.

  • They decided to arbor the garden with beautiful trees.

  • They arbored the narrow lane last spring to give it summer shade and privacy.

  • The city plans to arbor the park next spring.

  • The city plans to arbor the new park to create a peaceful green space.

  • Volunteers arbored the playground, making it cooler and more inviting for children.

  • They decided to arbor the garden with beautiful trees.

Synonyms

to forest
vsto arbor
  • Specialized
11 5.3

To plant trees on land that did not have them before

focuses on planting around a space to give shelter rather than create woodland
to tree
vsto arbor
7.0

To plant trees in an area to give shade and make it look nicer

focuses on planting around a space to provide shelter or protection

Antonyms

1.5

To remove people or things from a place

3 6.0

To cut down most trees in an area so very few remain

Compounds

2 3.7

A day each year for planting trees and teaching why trees matter

1 5.7

A wooden frame covered with grapevines that gives shade in a garden

How Treed

to afforest
  • Specialized
8.6
to arbor
8.8
to plant
361 1.0

Surface Forms

arbor infinitive
arbored past
arbored past participle
arboring present participle
arbors third person singular

Etymology

Arbor as a verb comes from the Latin arbor 'tree'. So to arbor a road or park means to plant trees or give it tree cover, making the place cooler and shaded.