Definition
An archaic word meaning to convert land into a forest, or to cover with trees and woodland.
Etymology
From Old French 'enforester,' combining 'en-' with 'forest' (from Latin 'foris,' meaning 'outside'). The original meaning was about making wilderness into a designated hunting forest.
Kelly Says
Medieval kings 'enforested' huge areas of land, legally declaring them royal hunting forests off-limits to commoners. William the Conqueror famously 'enforested' vast tracts of England for royal hunting, turning farmland into wilderness—a word that captures environmental conflict 900 years ago.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Woodlands
Wood-lands
ARالعربية
غرس الأشجار
ghuras ash-shajar
CSČeština
zalesnit
za-le-s-nit
DADansk
beplante
be-plan-te
DEDeutsch
bewalden
bay-wal-den
ELΕλληνικά
εναγκαλισμός
e-na-ga-lis-mos
FAفارسی
کاشتن جنگل
kashtan jungal
FISuomi
metsittää
mets-i-taa
FRFrançais
boiser
wazi-er
HEעברית
להטיל יער
le-hit-il-ya-ar
HIहिन्दी
वनरोपण
van-ro-pan
HUMagyar
erdősíteni
er-do-si-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menanam hutan
me-na-nam hu-tan
ITItaliano
forestare
foh-res-ta-reh
MSBahasa Melayu
menanam hutan
me-na-nam hu-tan
NLNederlands
bebossen
be-bos-sen
NONorsk
skogsfylte
skog-sfyl-te
PLPolski
zalesić
za-le-sich
PTPortuguês
florestar
floh-res-tar
RORomână
a acoperi cu pădure
a a-co-pe-ri cu pa-du-re
RUРусский
лесопосадка
leso-posadka
SVSvenska
skogsbevuxen
skog-s-be-vux-en
SWKiswahili
ufuga miti
u-fu-ga mi-ti
TEతెలుగు
అరణ్యం
a-ran-yam
TLTL
magtanim ng kagubatan
magt-a-nim ng ka-gu-ba-tan
TRTürkçe
ormanlandırmak
or-man-lan-dir-mak
UKУкраїнська
лісопосадка
ly-so-posadka
VITiếng Việt
trồng rừng
trong rung