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denude

[ dih-nood, -nyood ]

/ dɪˈnud, -ˈnyud /

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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.

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Origin of denude

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

OTHER WORDS FROM denude

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

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How to use denude in a sentence

Finally, on the ownership question the company’s filing is surprisingly denuded of data.
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He removed her beige Roger Vivier pumps and white lab coat to reveal a denuded ballerina-pink slip dress.
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But when we reach the mountain, we see only a denuded plateau of looping ring roads and gray rubble.
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That night he encamped near a fair-sized village which was ominously denuded of men.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy

Charles Lamb once, while riding in company with a lady, descried a party denuded for swimming a little way off.
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Really the best method is to make a round denuded spot by twirling a small brad-awl.
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To Dangerfield, the proof seemed slight—what was there in the denuded room to entice a thief?
The Woman Gives|Owen Johnson
These are tall pine-trees, denuded of their lower branches, a small tuft being left at the top.
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British Dictionary definitions for denude

denude

/ (dɪˈnjuːd) /

verb (tr)

to divest of covering; make bare; uncover; strip

to expose (rock) by the erosion of the layers above

Derived forms of denude

denudation (ˌdɛnjʊˈdeɪʃən, ˌdiː-), noundenuder, noun

Word Origin for denude

C16: from Latin dēnūdāre; see nude

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

Medical definitions for denude

denude

[ dĭ-nōōd′ ]

v.

To divest of a covering, as myelin.

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