desertify

Definitions

1. To become desert.
   intransitive
2. To cause (a geographical region) to become desert.
   transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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