reforest

re·for·est

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ree-fawr-ist, -for-]
- /riˈfɔr ɪst, -ˈfɒr-/
- /ˌriːˈfɒr.ɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ree-fawr-ist, -for-]
- /riˈfɔr ɪst, -ˈfɒr-/

Definitions of reforest word

verb with object reforest to replant trees on (land denuded by cutting or fire). 1
transitive verb reforest plant with new trees 1
verb reforest To reforest an area where there used to be a forest means to plant trees over it. 0
verb transitive reforest to plant new trees on (land once forested) 0

See all 4 definitions of reforest

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Origin of reforest

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85; re- + forest

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Parts of speech for Reforest

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Reforest

reforest popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

reforest usage trend in Literature

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