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 denuded

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

Examples from the Web for denuded

Contemporary Examples of denuded

He removed her beige Roger Vivier pumps and white lab coat to reveal a denuded ballerina-pink slip dress.
Tilda Swinton and Oliver Saillard Perform the Creation of Fashion in ‘Eternity Dress’
Sarah Moroz
November 21, 2013
But when we reach the mountain, we see only a denuded plateau of looping ring roads and gray rubble.
Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco Chronicle Mining Catastrophes in West Virginia
Chris Hedges, Joe Sacco
June 14, 2012

Historical Examples of denuded

But a country pillaged and denuded of inhabitants would not long support an army.
Agesilaus
Xenophon
On every side were strewed the bodies of our companions, all denuded of their scalps.
The Grateful Indian
W.H.G. Kingston
The almond trees, denuded of their leaves, shook like black skeletons.
The Dead Command
Vicente Blasco Ibez
It becomes bare, denuded of its foliage, and grows visibly emaciated.
Notre-Dame de Paris
Victor Hugo
The next morning Stephen rose stiff and cramped from his denuded bed.
A Girl of the Klondike
Victoria Cross

British Dictionary definitions for denuded

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 denuded

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

denuded in Medicine

denude

[dĭ-nōōd′]

v.

To divest of a covering, as myelin.

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