disafforest

transitive verb

dis·​afforest

¦dis+

English law

: to reduce from the privileges of a forest to the state of ordinary land : exempt from the forest laws

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin disafforestare, from Latin dis- dis- entry 1 + Medieval Latin afforestare to afforest

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Rhymes for disafforest

• aorist
• deforest
• folklorist
• rainforest
• chorused
• forest
• sorest