Definition of "deforesting" []

• Present participle of deforest. (verb)

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• "Awesome, so long as she doesn't remain committed to the idea of deforesting schoolyards and parkland."
• "Houses built of wood are likely to become increasingly expensive because of the deforesting which is going on in all parts of the United States."
• "Out of necessity, people chopped down trees to produce charcoal for sale, deforesting an astonishing 98 per cent of the country."