disafforest — ozdic

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verb

1

To deforest.

2

To change the status of land from that of a forest to ordinary land.

The Charter of the Forests had for its object the disafforesting several of those tracts; the prevention of future afforestings: the mitigation and ascertainment of the punishments for breaches of the Forest Law.

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verb — remove the trees from

deforest
disforest

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The Charter of the Forests had for its object the disafforesting several of those tracts; the prevention of future afforestings: the mitigation and ascertainment of the punishments for breaches of the

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