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de·sert·i·fy
 desertify
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- pronunciation:
- dih
zuhr
tih
faI
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transitive verb |
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desertifies, desertifying, desertified |
| definition: |
to cause to change from land capable of sustaining plant life and agriculture to desert land that is essentially barren.
Deforestation is one of the practices that desertifies arable land. |
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