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af·for·est

(ə-fôr′ĭst, ə-fŏr′-)
tr.v. af·for·est·ed, af·for·est·ing, af·for·ests
To convert (open land) into a forest by planting trees or their seeds.
[Medieval Latin afforēstāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Medieval Latin forēstāre (from forēsta, forest; see forest).]
af·for′es·ta′tion n.
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afforest

(əˈfɒrɪst)
vb
(Forestry) (tr) to plant trees on; convert into forested land
[C15: from Medieval Latin afforestāre, from forestis forest]
afˌforestˈation n
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af•for•est

(əˈfɔr ɪst, əˈfɒr-)

v.t. -est•ed, -est•ing.
to convert (bare or cultivated land) into forest.
[1495–1505; < Medieval Latin afforestāre= Latin af- af- + -forestāre, v. derivative of Late Latin forestis forest]
af•for`est•a′tion, n.
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afforest


Past participle: afforested
Gerund: afforesting

Imperative
afforest
afforest
Present
I afforest
you afforest
he/she/it afforests
we afforest
you afforest
they afforest
Preterite
I afforested
you afforested
he/she/it afforested
we afforested
you afforested
they afforested
Present Continuous
I am afforesting
you are afforesting
he/she/it is afforesting
we are afforesting
you are afforesting
they are afforesting
Present Perfect
I have afforested
you have afforested
he/she/it has afforested
we have afforested
you have afforested
they have afforested
Past Continuous
I was afforesting
you were afforesting
he/she/it was afforesting
we were afforesting
you were afforesting
they were afforesting
Past Perfect
I had afforested
you had afforested
he/she/it had afforested
we had afforested
you had afforested
they had afforested
Future
I will afforest
you will afforest
he/she/it will afforest
we will afforest
you will afforest
they will afforest
Future Perfect
I will have afforested
you will have afforested
he/she/it will have afforested
we will have afforested
you will have afforested
they will have afforested
Future Continuous
I will be afforesting
you will be afforesting
he/she/it will be afforesting
we will be afforesting
you will be afforesting
they will be afforesting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been afforesting
you have been afforesting
he/she/it has been afforesting
we have been afforesting
you have been afforesting
they have been afforesting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been afforesting
you will have been afforesting
he/she/it will have been afforesting
we will have been afforesting
you will have been afforesting
they will have been afforesting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been afforesting
you had been afforesting
he/she/it had been afforesting
we had been afforesting
you had been afforesting
they had been afforesting
Conditional
I would afforest
you would afforest
he/she/it would afforest
we would afforest
you would afforest
they would afforest
Past Conditional
I would have afforested
you would have afforested
he/she/it would have afforested
we would have afforested
you would have afforested
they would have afforested
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. [画像:afforest - establish a forest on previously unforested land]afforest - establish a forest on previously unforested land; "afforest the mountains"
plant, set - put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"
re-afforest - reestablish a forest after clear-cutting or fire, etc.; "re-afforest the area that was burned during the fighting"
reforest - forest anew; "After the fire, they reforested the mountain"
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Translations

afforest

[æˈfɒrɪst] VT → poblar de árboles, poblar con árboles
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afforest

vt → aufforsten
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