Meaning of desertify | Babel Free
Definitions
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To become desert. intransitive
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To cause (a geographical region) to become desert. transitive
Equivalents
Español
desertificarse
Suomi
aavikoitua
Français
désertifier
한국어
사막화(沙漠化)되다
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.