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deforest
de·for·est D0096800 (dē-fôr′ĭst, -fŏr′-)tr.v. de·for·est·ed, de·for·est·ing, de·for·ests 1. To cut down and clear away the trees or forests from.2. To destroy the trees or forests on: hillsides that were deforested by drought. de·for′es·ta′tion (-ĭ-stā′shən) n.de·for′est·er n.deforest (diːˈfɒrɪst) vb (Environmental Science) (tr) to clear of trees. Also: disforest deˌforesˈtation n deˈforester nDe For•est (dɪ ˈfɔr ɪst, ˈfɒr-) n. Lee, 1873–1961, U.S. inventor. de•for•est (diˈfɔr ɪst, -ˈfɒr-) v.t. to divest or clear of forests or trees. [1530–40] de•for`est•a′tion, n. de•for′est•er, n. deforest Past participle: deforested Gerund: deforesting
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deforest | deforest |
Present |
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I deforest | you deforest | he/she/it deforests | we deforest | you deforest | they deforest |
Preterite |
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I deforested | you deforested | he/she/it deforested | we deforested | you deforested | they deforested |
Present Continuous |
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I am deforesting | you are deforesting | he/she/it is deforesting | we are deforesting | you are deforesting | they are deforesting |
Present Perfect |
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I have deforested | you have deforested | he/she/it has deforested | we have deforested | you have deforested | they have deforested |
Past Continuous |
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I was deforesting | you were deforesting | he/she/it was deforesting | we were deforesting | you were deforesting | they were deforesting |
Past Perfect |
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I had deforested | you had deforested | he/she/it had deforested | we had deforested | you had deforested | they had deforested |
Future |
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I will deforest | you will deforest | he/she/it will deforest | we will deforest | you will deforest | they will deforest |
Future Perfect |
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I will have deforested | you will have deforested | he/she/it will have deforested | we will have deforested | you will have deforested | they will have deforested |
Future Continuous |
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I will be deforesting | you will be deforesting | he/she/it will be deforesting | we will be deforesting | you will be deforesting | they will be deforesting |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been deforesting | you have been deforesting | he/she/it has been deforesting | we have been deforesting | you have been deforesting | they have been deforesting |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been deforesting | you will have been deforesting | he/she/it will have been deforesting | we will have been deforesting | you will have been deforesting | they will have been deforesting |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been deforesting | you had been deforesting | he/she/it had been deforesting | we had been deforesting | you had been deforesting | they had been deforesting |
Conditional |
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I would deforest | you would deforest | he/she/it would deforest | we would deforest | you would deforest | they would deforest |
Past Conditional |
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I would have deforested | you would have deforested | he/she/it would have deforested | we would have deforested | you would have deforested | they would have deforested | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | deforest - remove the trees from; "The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks"disafforest, disforestclear - remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road" | TranslationsEncyclopediaSeedeforestationdeforest
Synonyms for deforestverb remove the trees fromSynonymsRelated Words |