denude

[dih-nood, -nyood]

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verb (used with object), de·nud·ed, de·nud·ing.

to make naked or bare; strip: The storm completely denuded the trees.
Geology. to subject to denudation.

Origin of denude

1505–15; < Latin dēnūdāre, equivalent to dē- de- + nūdāre to lay bare; see nude

Related formsde·nud·er, nounhalf-de·nud·ed, adjectiveun·de·nud·ed, adjective

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Related Words for denude

fleece, peel, expose, undress, bare, uncover, disrobe

Examples from the Web for denude

Contemporary Examples of denude

“Privatize” rabbinic courts: “denude” them of legal powers and government budgets.
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Gershom Gorenberg
December 3, 2013

Historical Examples of denude

I tell you, I'm not going to denude myself of money altogether.
Rhoda Fleming, Complete
George Meredith
The power of rivers to denude and transport is exemplified daily.
The World's Greatest Books - Volume 15 - Science
Various
Are you prepared to denude them of their interest in the land?
Catholic World, Vol. XI, April 1870-September 1870
Various
She had never forgiven her husband for trying to denude Harry of his birthright.
Notwithstanding
Mary Cholmondeley
Sometimes the struggle lasts for hours on a plot of meadow, which they denude of its grass as cleanly as if it had been ploughed.
A Hungarian Nabob
Maurus Jkai

British Dictionary definitions for denude

denude

verb (tr)

to divest of covering; make bare; uncover; strip
to expose (rock) by the erosion of the layers above

Derived Formsdenudation (ˌdɛnjʊˈdeɪʃən, ˌdiː-), noundenuder, noun

Word Origin for denude

C16: from Latin dēnūdāre; see nude

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Word Origin and History for denude

v.

early 15c. (implied in denuded), from Middle French dénuder, from Latin denudare "to lay bare, strip; uncover, expose," from de- "away" (see de-) + nudare "to strip," from nudus "naked, bare" (see naked). Related: Denuding.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

denude in Medicine

denude

[dĭ-nōōd′]

v.

To divest of a covering, as myelin.

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