af·for·est (ə-fôr′ĭst, ə-fŏr′-) tr.v. af·for·est·ed ,
af·for·est·ing ,
af·for·ests To convert (open land) into a forest by planting trees or their seeds.
[Medieval Latin afforēstāre : Latin ad- , ad- + Medieval Latin forēstāre (from forēsta , forest ; see forest ).]
af·for′es·ta′tion n.
afforest (əˈfɒrɪst ) vb (Forestry) (tr ) to plant trees on; convert into forested land
[C15: from Medieval Latin afforestāre, from forestis forest]
afˌforestˈation n
af•for•est (əˈfɔr ɪst, əˈfɒr-) v.t. -est•ed, -est•ing. to convert (bare or cultivated land) into forest.
[1495–1505; < Medieval Latin
afforestāre = Latin
af- af - +
-forestāre, v. derivative of Late Latin forestis
forest ]
af•for`est•a′tion, n.
afforest Past participle: afforestedGerund: afforestingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative afforest afforest
Present I afforest you afforest he/she/it afforests we afforest you afforest they afforest
Preterite I afforested you afforested he/she/it afforested we afforested you afforested they afforested
Present Continuous I am afforesting you are afforesting he/she/it is afforesting we are afforesting you are afforesting they are afforesting
Present Perfect I have afforested you have afforested he/she/it has afforested we have afforested you have afforested they have afforested
Past Continuous I was afforesting you were afforesting he/she/it was afforesting we were afforesting you were afforesting they were afforesting
Past Perfect I had afforested you had afforested he/she/it had afforested we had afforested you had afforested they had afforested
Future I will afforest you will afforest he/she/it will afforest we will afforest you will afforest they will afforest
Future Perfect I will have afforested you will have afforested he/she/it will have afforested we will have afforested you will have afforested they will have afforested
Future Continuous I will be afforesting you will be afforesting he/she/it will be afforesting we will be afforesting you will be afforesting they will be afforesting
Present Perfect Continuous I have been afforesting you have been afforesting he/she/it has been afforesting we have been afforesting you have been afforesting they have been afforesting
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been afforesting you will have been afforesting he/she/it will have been afforesting we will have been afforesting you will have been afforesting they will have been afforesting
Past Perfect Continuous I had been afforesting you had been afforesting he/she/it had been afforesting we had been afforesting you had been afforesting they had been afforesting
Conditional I would afforest you would afforest he/she/it would afforest we would afforest you would afforest they would afforest
Past Conditional I would have afforested you would have afforested he/she/it would have afforested we would have afforested you would have afforested they would have afforested
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. afforest - establish a forest on previously unforested land; "afforest the mountains"plant ,
set - put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"
re-afforest - reestablish a forest after clear-cutting or fire, etc.; "re-afforest the area that was burned during the fighting"
reforest - forest anew; "After the fire, they reforested the mountain"
afforest - establish a forest on previously unforested land; "afforest the mountains"