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to re-afforest

to re-afforest

7.9
To plant trees on land that lost its forest
  • verb
  • /ˌriːəˈfɔːrɪst/
  • UK
translation icon : reforestar
  • Environmental organizations are working hard to re-afforest areas that were previously logged.

Examples

  • After the wildfire, the government decided to re-afforest the entire hillside.

  • They plan to re-afforest the area devastated by the wildfire.

  • The initiative to re-afforest degraded land will improve local biodiversity and air quality.

  • After the logging, the company re-afforested the land.

  • After the wildfire, the government decided to re-afforest the entire hillside to restore the natural habitat.

  • Environmental organizations are working hard to re-afforest areas that were previously logged to promote ecological recovery.

  • The initiative to re-afforest degraded land aims to improve local biodiversity and air quality for future generations.

Synonyms

to replant
vsto re-afforest
14 3.3

To put a tree, flower, or seed back into the ground after moving it

is about restoring whole forests rather than planting single items
to reforest
vsto re-afforest
1 4.4

To plant trees on land where a forest was cut down or destroyed

focuses on restoring a forest after clear cutting or fire
to revegetate
vsto re-afforest
  • Specialized
1 6.8

To make bare land grow plants again

is specific to reestablishing tree cover after major forest loss

Antonyms

to deforest
3 6.0

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

How Extensive

to re-afforest
  • UK
7.9
to replant
14 3.3
to plant
361 1.0

Surface Forms

re-afforest infinitive
re-afforested past
re-afforested past participle
re-afforesting present participle
re-afforests third person singular

Morphology

re-afforest = afforest (semi-transparent) = re + a + forest

The step from 'afforest' to 're-afforest' is transparent because 're-' clearly adds the meaning 'again' or 'restore by doing again'.

Etymology

Re-afforest combines the prefix re- meaning 'again' with afforest, which comes from forest meaning 'woods'. So re-afforest means to 'make a forest again', for example by planting trees on land that lost them.