afforest

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de planter des arbres ou de créer une forêt sur une terre qui n'était pas auparavant boisée.

A verb used to indicate the act of planting trees or establishing a forest on land that was not previously forested.

1. Establish a forestC1formal

   To plant trees on land that was not previously forested, creating a new forest.

   boiser une terre nue

   • The government plans to afforest large areas of degraded land.
   • Local communities are working to afforest the hillsides to prevent erosion.
   • They afforested the barren field with native tree species.

   Synonymesforest

   Antonymescleardeforestdisafforest