afforest
/æˈfɒrɪst/verb
with obj.
1- convert (land) into forest, especially for commercial exploitation（尤指为商业开发而）在（土地）上造林。
1.1
- Brit. historical bring (woodland) under the jurisdiction of forest law for the purpose of hunting〈英, 史〉划（林地）为狩猎林区。
派生词
afforestation
noun词源
early 16th cent.: from medieval Latin afforestare, from ad- to (expressing change)+foresta 'forest'.