Dewild
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Dewild is a verb meaning (rare) Synonym of unwild (“to make something not wild”).
Meaning
(rare) Synonym of unwild (“to make something not wild”).
Example Sentences
He calls them "the Anthropocene's battering ram", and decries how they have "dewilded the world". They are "the new cigarettes or, rather, fur coats".
The current trend is for rewilding upland habitats to make them more nature-rich but 44% of the Cairngorms national park is dewilded because of a rich man's hobby.
Word Forms
- dewilds
- dewilding
- dewilded
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