deforest
v.
1880 in modern sense, from de- + forest. Related: Deforested; deforesting. Disforest in the sense "to clear of trees" is from 1660s. Disafforest is attested in this sense from 1842; originally it meant "reduce from the legal status of a forest" (1590s).
〔李〕[de-=to remove 取走；forest n.森林→] vt. remove the trees from；clear off forests 砍掉…的树木；开发森林