Home › Words › A › afforestafforest/əˈfɒɹɪst/afforest means to make into forest.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, afforest ranks #2,613 of 42,762 for Qualifying.afforest is pronounced /əˈfɒɹɪst/.EtymologyFirst attested in the 16th century. From Medieval Latin afforēstō, from Latin ad (“towards”) + forēsta (“forest”).verbTo make into foreste.g.“After we leave the quarry, we intend to afforest the land and turn it into a nature reserve.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.afforestment 78% match — The process of afforesting. vs afforest →enforest 74% match — To turn into a forest. vs afforest →afforested 73% match — Created by afforestation. vs afforest →afforesting 73% match — Synonym of afforestation. vs afforest →coafforest 69% match — To convert into, or add to, a forest. vs afforest →reafforest 69% match — To reforest. vs afforest →forestation 69% match — The act of planting a forest. vs afforest →disforest 67% match — To disafforest vs afforest →