afforest (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *afforest*:
VERB	contact	afforest, forest	establish a forest / forest on previously unforested land

English > *afforest*: 1 sense > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Establish a forest / forest on previously unforested land.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"afforest the mountains"
Synonym	forest
Narrower	re-afforest	reestablish a forest / forest after clear-cutting or fire, etc.
Narrower	reforest	forest anew
Broader	plant, set	put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
Spanish	arbolar, arborizar
Catalan	arborar, repoblar
Nouns	afforestation	the conversion of bare / bare or cultivated land into forest (originally / originally for the purpose of hunting)

HyperDic: afforest