Definition of "degazette" []

• To remove an official status from something, by publishing the fact in an official gazette (verb)

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• "Consequently, the move being taken by the Ministry of Water and Environment to degazette 15 urban forests is misconceived and short-sighted."
• "According to the National Forestry Authority (NFA), there is serious pressure to degazette the urban forests due to growing urban population and increased socio-economic activities."
• "True, the Government has increasingly come under pressure to degazette, not only the forest reserves in the urban areas, but also others in densely populated areas."