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单词 afforest
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
af•for•est  (ə fôrist, ə for-),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to convert (bare or cultivated land) into forest, originally for the purpose of providing hunting grounds.
  • Medieval Latin afforēstāre, equivalent. to af- af- + forēst(is) forest + -āre infinitive suffix
  • 1495–1505
af•for′est•ation, af•forest•ment, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
afforest /əˈfɒrɪst/ vb
  1. (transitive) to plant trees on; convert into forested land
Etymology: 15th Century: from Medieval Latin afforestāre, from forestis forest

afˌforestˈation n
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