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Meaning of desertify | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Español desertificarse
Suomi aavikoitua
Français désertifier
Nederlands verwoestijnen
Tiếng Việt hoang mạc hoá

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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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