Resembling a desert or some aspect of it.

The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity.

The act of deserting.

The departure from the Christian faith or some branch of it.

present participle of desert

plural of desertion

(intransitive, of a geographical region) To become desert. / (transitive) To cause (a geographical region) to become desert.

present participle of desertify

simple past tense and past participle of desertify

Turned into a desert