denude
verb (used with object)
to make naked or bare; strip.
have denuded
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present perfectof denude.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Wildfires have denuded the California wilderness and destroyed thousands of homes.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2023
Since the 1980s, they have denuded numerous cities and towns of their most important corporate assets, while leading to enormous losses of well-paying jobs.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2017
Spills by the tens of thousands have denuded farm and ranch lands and polluted waters in oil-producing areas for decades, yet only a small minority resulted in discipline.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 8, 2015
As chain owners have denuded local newspapers of muscle, The Record, a family-owned business, has managed to avoid the wholesale cuts that have decimated other newspapers.
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2014
Can we believe that any power, acting for a time short of infinity, could have denuded the granite over so many thousand square leagues?
From The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
