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afforest vs reforest

reforest vs afforest

afforest and reforest both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
afforest No No Yes No
reforest No No Yes No
As verbs, reforest is a hyponym of afforest; that is, reforest is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than afforest:
  • afforest: establish a forest on previously unforested land
  • reforest: forest anew
Other hyponyms of afforest include re-afforest.
afforest (verb) reforest (verb)
establish a forest on previously unforested land forest anew
Difference between afforest and reforest

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