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Verb Deforest Transitive Trees Noun S Merriam Webster's Collegiate

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
de·for·est
transitive verb
 see 
deforestation
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
deforest
de·for·est 7di:5fCristNAmE -5fC:r--5fB:r- / (also dis·af·for·estverb[VN]
   [usually passive] to cut down and destroy all the trees in a place
   砍掉…树林;毁掉…森林:
   Two thirds of the region has been deforested in the past decade. 
   在过去十年里这个地区的森林有三分之二被毁掉。 
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
de·forest
\(ˈ)dē+\ transitive verb
Etymology: de- + forest (n.)
: to clear of forests : remove trees from
• de·forestation \(|)dē+\ noun -s
• de·forester \(ˈ)dē+\ noun -s

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