Deforestation Terminology

verb to reduce the size or amount of something by cutting or chopping

adjective reduced in size or amount

• The government plans to cut down on unnecessary spending in the upcoming budget.
• I really need to cut down on my caffeine intake, it's not good for me.
• I'm trying to cut down on carbs to get in shape for summer.
• She decided to cut down on negative influences in her life to improve her mental health.

verb to clear a forest of trees or to convert a forested area into non-forest land

• The decision to disafforest the land was met with opposition from environmental groups.
• They're planning to disafforest that area over there.
• Let's chop down those trees and disafforest the whole place!
• The new policy could disafforest the company of its most valuable employees.