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desert vs desertification
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| desertverb/dɪˈzɜːrt/ | Meaning to leave a person or place and not come back, especially when you should stay | Goes with deserted by | Example By midnight, the streets of the old town were completely deserted. |
| desertificationnoun/dɪˌzɜːr.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ | Meaning the process by which fertile land slowly becomes dry desert, often because of climate change or over-farming | Goes with combat desertification | Example Desertification is forcing farmers in the region to abandon their land. |
Which word fits?
1 of 8Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
The office was almost on the day before Tet.