desertify

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To become desert. intransitive
  2. To cause (a geographical region) to become desert. transitive
    — Part of the genius of Andalusi filahah was its water management, still light years ahead of industrialised modern agriculture, which decimates forests for high-output farms that dry up streams and springs and desertifies fertile terrain.

词形变化

desertifies present,singular,third-person desertifying participle,present desertified participle,past desertified past

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词源

From desert + -ify.
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