How many syllables in deforest?

There are 3 syllables in the word deforest.

Divide deforest into syllables:

deforest (verb):: remove the trees from.; to clear (an area) of forests to remove trees from (an area)

bare

bark

clear

defoliate

denude

disafforest

expose

flay

hull

husk

pare

scale

shell

shuck

skin

strip

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