Deforest (verb)

1. To clear a forested area of trees, usually for farming, mining, or urban development.
2. To remove trees from an area, resulting in deforestation.

Origin:

From de- + forest, from old french desforester, from des- ("un-") + forest, from latin silva ("fores.t")

Examples:

1. The company was criticized for deforesting the area to make way for the new development.
2. The government's policy of deforesting the land led to the destruction of the natural habitat.
3. The logging company deforested the area, leaving it barren and uninhabitable.
4. The process of deforesting the land led to the displacement of the indigenous people.
5. Deforesting the land led to a loss of biodiversity and a decline in the local ecosystem.