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Synonyms

denudate

American

[den-yoo-dayt, dih-noo-dayt, -nyoo-, dih-noo-dayt, -nyoo-, den-yoo-dayt] / ˈdɛn jʊˌdeɪt, dɪˈnu deɪt, -ˈnju-, dɪˈnu deɪt, -ˈnju-, ˈdɛn jʊˌdeɪt /

verb (used with object)

denudated, denudating

to make bare; strip; denude.

adjective

denuded; bare.

denudate British

/ ˈdɛnjʊˌdeɪt, dɪˈnjuːdeɪt /

verb

a less common word for denude

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

denuded; bare

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of denudate

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

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