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terraform

Pronunciation: /ˈtɛrəfɔːm/
Definition of terraform

verb

[with object]
  • (especially in science fiction) transform (a planet) so as to resemble the earth, especially so that it can support human life: that wild idea to use comets to terraform Venus (as noun terraforming)the terraforming of Mars

Derivatives

terraformer

noun

Origin:

1940s: from Latin terra 'earth' + the verb form

terraform in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of terraform in the US English dictionary
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