(transitive) To clear (an area) of forest.

Alternative form of DeForest

Alternative form of DeForest

A surname from French, equivalent to English Forest or Woods, equivalent to the modern French surname Deforet. / A male given name transferred from the surname, equivalent to English Forest

present participle of deforest

plural of deforestation

The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially with an agricultural system.

simple past tense and past participle of deforest

Of or pertaining to deforestation.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deforest