desmatar

Senses

1. 1.

   to deforest

   to clear land of trees and vegetation, especially in forests

2. 2.

   to clear

   to remove forest cover from an area

Examples

• "A empresa foi multada por desmatar uma área de preservação ambiental."

  The company was fined for deforesting an environmental preservation area.

• "É ilegal desmatar sem autorização do órgão ambiental."

  It is illegal to deforest without authorization from the environmental agency.

• "Desmataram mais de 500 hectares da Amazônia no último ano."

  They deforested more than 500 hectares of the Amazon last year.

Usage

Regular -ar verb commonly used in environmental and ecological contexts. Often appears with "área," "floresta," or "Amazônia." The related noun is "desmatamento" (deforestation). This verb typically carries negative connotations related to environmental destruction.