Definition of "afforest" [af•for•est]

• To convert (open land) into a forest by planting trees or their seeds. (verb-transitive)

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• "A program to afforest denuded or severely eroded land has resulted in the planting of about one million trees in 70 areas subject to soil erosion."
• "The ambition of the Modern State Fellowship was to become the landlord of the planet and either to mine, afforest, pasture, and cultivate directly or to have these tasks performed by responsible tenants, or groups and associations of tenants under its general control."
• "She or he will also inform immediate neighbours (i.e. properties which physically abut the applicant's property) in writing of the intention to afforest."