deforest
verb/ˌdiːˈfɒrɪst/
/ˌdiːˈfɔːrɪst/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they deforest | /ˌdiːˈfɒrɪst/ /ˌdiːˈfɔːrɪst/ |
| he / she / it deforests | /ˌdiːˈfɒrɪsts/ /ˌdiːˈfɔːrɪsts/ |
| past simple deforested | /ˌdiːˈfɒrɪstɪd/ /ˌdiːˈfɔːrɪstɪd/ |
| past participle deforested | /ˌdiːˈfɒrɪstɪd/ /ˌdiːˈfɔːrɪstɪd/ |
| -ing form deforesting | /ˌdiːˈfɒrɪstɪŋ/ /ˌdiːˈfɔːrɪstɪŋ/ |
- to cut down and destroy all the trees in a place
- be deforested Two thirds of the region has been deforested in the past decade.
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