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de·for·est

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(dē-fôr'ĭst, -fŏr'-) pronunciation

tr.v., -est·ed, -est·ing, -ests.
To cut down and clear away the trees or forests from.

deforestation de·for'es·ta'tion (-ĭ-stā'shən) n.
deforester de·for'est·er n.

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Business and Science of Agriculture - deforestation: clearing of trees from tract of land

Translations:

Deforest

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - rydde for skov

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontbossen

Français (French)
v. tr. - déboiser

Deutsch (German)
v. - entwalden, abholzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποψιλώνω (από δάση)

Italiano (Italian)
disboscare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desmatar

Русский (Russian)
вырубать лес

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - deforestar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skövla (skog)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
采伐森林, 清除树林

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 採伐森林, 清除樹林

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 숲을 개간하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 森林を伐採する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يزيل الأشجار أو الأحراج من منطقه ما‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮בירא, עקר עצים‬

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