denude
verb (used with object)
to make naked or bare; strip.
had denuded
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past perfectof denude.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Young men had mostly vanished from these towns, seeking opportunity elsewhere after the war had denuded this area of economic life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2022
The fire had denuded the slopes and left a layer of oil on the ground that made it difficult to absorb the rain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2018
These large pieces we placed near the end of the breakwater, and when we had denuded the bay, we obtained, with "Eddy's" help, some large piece of massed rock and mortar from the ruined boathouse.
From Jethou or Crusoe Life in the Channel Isles by Ernest R. (Ernest Richard) Suffling
The stranger, during the short interval of absence, had denuded himself of great-coat and snow-shoes, and was briskly chafing his hands before the fire.
From Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Charles James Lever
Then he remembered how the villains had denuded his person, and he writhed with fury so that his chair cracked.
From Mad A Story of Dust and Ashes by George Manville Fenn
