Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To replant (an area) with trees.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To replant with forest-trees; restore to the condition of forest or woodland; reafforest.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To replant with trees; to reafforest; to reforestize.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To replant a forest, especially after clear-cutting.
- verb To
afforest .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb forest anew
Etymologies
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Examples
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Plainfield's Shade Tree Commission is joining with the New Jersey Tree Foundation to 'reforest' Leland Avenue by planting fifty new trees this spring.
Volunteers to plant trees Saturday Dan 2008
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From clean water, to education, to health care, to clean energy, CGI partners reforest, build computer labs and solar power plants, create jobs, empower young women and much, much more.
Natalie Pace: Microsoft: Skype's New Owner Empowers Girls in Kenya Natalie Pace 2011
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Those who deforested illegally would be required to reforest less area over a longer period of time.
Carter Roberts: Code Red for Brazil's Forests Carter Roberts 2011
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Those who deforested illegally would be required to reforest less area over a longer period of time.
Carter Roberts: Code Red for Brazil's Forests Carter Roberts 2011
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Those who deforested illegally would be required to reforest less area over a longer period of time.
Carter Roberts: Code Red for Brazil's Forests Carter Roberts 2011
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From clean water, to education, to health care, to clean energy, CGI partners reforest, build computer labs and solar power plants, create jobs, empower young women and much, much more.
Natalie Pace: Microsoft: Skype's New Owner Empowers Girls in Kenya Natalie Pace 2011
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My Lawfully-Wedded and I have decided to buy some trees to reforest the planet for Valentine's Day this year.
Dr. Susan Corso: A Valentine For Peace Dr. Susan Corso 2011
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China aims to reforest 40 million hectares by 2020 -- the largest reforestation program in the world.
Mark Tercek: China Offers Important Lessons on Greening the Economy Mark Tercek 2011
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My Lawfully-Wedded and I have decided to buy some trees to reforest the planet for Valentine's Day this year.
Dr. Susan Corso: A Valentine For Peace Dr. Susan Corso 2011
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We will reforest all access roads as quickly as we can, and minimize the width of all forest cuts.
Alison Rose Levy: What if the Gas Industry Really Wanted to Make Fracking Safer? Alison Rose Levy 2010
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