denudate

[den-yoo-deyt, dih-noo-deyt, -nyoo-, dih-noo-deyt, -nyoo-, den-yoo-deyt]

verb (used with object)

denudated, denudating 

1. to make bare; strip; denude.

adjective

1. denuded; bare.

denudate

/ ˈdɛnjʊˌdeɪt, dɪˈnjuːdeɪt /

verb

1. a less common word for denude

adjective

1. denuded; bare

Word History and Origins

Origin of denudate¹

1620–30; < Latin dēnūdātus, past participle of dēnūdāre to denude; -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Denudate: without covering; destitute of scales or hair.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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