desertification

CEFRB2

/dɪˌzɜː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The process by which land becomes dry and unable to support plants.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity.

Examples

  • Bioremediation and environmental engineering of Terra saved that planet from pollution and desertification.

  • Many areas in Algeria are subject to desertification.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

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Overgrazing and deforestation accelerate blank, turning fertile land into barren desert.

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Origin

noun

From desert + -ification (“process of becoming”).