- deforest (v.)
[deforest 词源字典]
- 1880 in modern sense, from de- + forest. Related: Deforested; deforesting. Disforest in the sense "to clear of trees" is from 1660s. Disafforest is attested in this sense from 1842; originally it meant "reduce from the legal status of a forest" (1590s).[deforest etymology, deforest origin, 英语词源]