afforest

Verb

Verb Forms: afforested, afforesting, afforests

To plant trees on an area of land to create a forest.
establish a forest on previously unforested land
- "afforest the mountains"
To make into forest

Examples

After we leave the quarry, we intend to afforest the land and turn it into a nature reserve.
He began to afforest the board with words branching off from ’LEAF’.

Origin / Etymology

First attested in the 16th century. From Medieval Latin afforēstō, from Latin ad (“towards”) + forēsta (“forest”).

Synonyms

forest

Antonyms

deafforest, deforest

Scrabble Score: 14

afforest: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
afforest: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
afforest: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

afforest: valid Words With Friends Word