reforest
pronunciation
How to pronounce reforest in British English:
UK [ri:'fɔ:rɪst]
How to pronounce reforest in American English:
US [riˈfɔrɪst, -ˈfɑrɪst]
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- Verb:
- forest anew
Word Origin
- reforest (v.)
- "to restore to a wooded condition," 1831, from re- "back, again" + verb use of forest (n.). Related: Reforested; reforesting.
Example
- 1. The government is making strenuous effort to reforest the hill .
- 2. The government is making strenuous efforts to reforest the hills .
- 3. The group 's mission is simple if grandiose : to reforest the land with a variety of the most interesting tree species from around the world and by extension halt and reverse climate change .
- 4. Add to that the potential loss of coastal property from rising sea levels , crop loss from drastic weather related incidents , and the need to reforest large swaths of land to sequester co2 .
- 5. The program was born out of a need to reforest regions that lose trees during the rainy season , landslides and other natural disasters .