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re·for·est

 (rē-fôr′ĭst, -fŏr′ĭst)
tr.v. re·for·est·ed, re·for·est·ing, re·for·ests
To replant (an area) with trees.

re′for·es·ta′tion n.
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reforest

(riːˈfɒrɪst)
vb
(Forestry) (tr) another word for reafforest
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re•for•est

(riˈfɔr ɪst, -ˈfɒr-)

v.t.
to replant trees on (land denuded by cutting or fire).
[1880–85]
re`for•est•a′tion, n.
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reforest


Past participle: reforested
Gerund: reforesting

Imperative
reforest
reforest
Present
I reforest
you reforest
he/she/it reforests
we reforest
you reforest
they reforest
Preterite
I reforested
you reforested
he/she/it reforested
we reforested
you reforested
they reforested
Present Continuous
I am reforesting
you are reforesting
he/she/it is reforesting
we are reforesting
you are reforesting
they are reforesting
Present Perfect
I have reforested
you have reforested
he/she/it has reforested
we have reforested
you have reforested
they have reforested
Past Continuous
I was reforesting
you were reforesting
he/she/it was reforesting
we were reforesting
you were reforesting
they were reforesting
Past Perfect
I had reforested
you had reforested
he/she/it had reforested
we had reforested
you had reforested
they had reforested
Future
I will reforest
you will reforest
he/she/it will reforest
we will reforest
you will reforest
they will reforest
Future Perfect
I will have reforested
you will have reforested
he/she/it will have reforested
we will have reforested
you will have reforested
they will have reforested
Future Continuous
I will be reforesting
you will be reforesting
he/she/it will be reforesting
we will be reforesting
you will be reforesting
they will be reforesting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been reforesting
you have been reforesting
he/she/it has been reforesting
we have been reforesting
you have been reforesting
they have been reforesting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been reforesting
you will have been reforesting
he/she/it will have been reforesting
we will have been reforesting
you will have been reforesting
they will have been reforesting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been reforesting
you had been reforesting
he/she/it had been reforesting
we had been reforesting
you had been reforesting
they had been reforesting
Conditional
I would reforest
you would reforest
he/she/it would reforest
we would reforest
you would reforest
they would reforest
Past Conditional
I would have reforested
you would have reforested
he/she/it would have reforested
we would have reforested
you would have reforested
they would have reforested
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.reforest - forest anew; "After the fire, they reforested the mountain"
afforest, forest - establish a forest on previously unforested land; "afforest the mountains"
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Translations
αναδασώνω
rimboschire

reforest

[ˈriːˈfɒrɪst] VTrepoblar de árboles
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reforest

[ˌriːˈfɒrɪst] vtreboiser
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

reforest

[riːˈfɒrɪst] vtrimboscare
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We can help you reforest. We can find the means for your economic development that respects the natural balance.
"We appreciate (the offer), but maybe those resources are more relevant to reforest Europe," Onyx Lorenzoni, chief of staff to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, told the G1 news website.
PM Khan promised the people present in the event to reforest Karachi.
Reforest. Repeat" from the 18 th of June until the 18 th of July, with the goal of engaging its student, academic and corporate members and encouraging them to take action towards reversing land degradation.
Reforest. Repeat' project during a ceremony in Dubai on Saturday.
The second objective was to reforest the Mau and the third and final part of the plan was to compensate genuine landowners or people like the Ogiek, who had lived in the forest for years.
In support of efforts to protect the Azuero spider monkey and restore its dwindling habitat, American Forests is partnering with The Azuero Earth Project (AEP)--a "living laboratory" that combines science and fieldwork with community outreach to reforest and promote sustainability in the area.
Robert Clarke Perhaps it's time to reforest the hills.
Thank you for the article about the efforts to reforest the island of Klein Bonaire ("After the Ax," Winter 2015).
A planting bar is the same tool that professionals use to reforest vast areas with thousands of seedlings.
"We had to figure out how we were going to reforest on a cost-per-page basis," said Darragh.
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