Home › Words › D › deafforestdeafforestdeafforest · verb — to change the status of (a forest) so that it is no longer legally regarded as forest land.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Latin deafforestō. By surface analysis, de- + afforest.verbTo change the status of (a forest) so that it is no longer legally regarded as forest land.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.deafforestation 82% match — The act of deafforesting; the withdrawal of forest status from a piece of land. vs deafforest →disafforest 80% match — To deforest. vs deafforest →disafforestation 76% match — The change in the legal status of an area from forest to that of normal land, entailing the loss of forest laws. vs deafforest →deforest 74% match — To clear (an area) of forest. vs deafforest →disforest 74% match — To disafforest vs deafforest →disafforestment 70% match — disafforestation vs deafforest →deforested 69% match — Of or pertaining to deforestation. vs deafforest →reafforest 66% match — To reforest. vs deafforest →