denude
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle French dénuder, from Latin dēnūdāre, from dē- nūdus (“bare”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /dɪˈnjuːd/
- Hyphenation: de‧nude
- Rhymes: -uːd
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb
editdenude (third-person singular simple present denudes, present participle denuding, simple past and past participle denuded)
- To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip.
- He denuded himself of his clothes.
- Widespread deforestation has led to lands being denuded.
- To remove (something) of its possessions or assets.
- Their property was seized, denuded and confiscated.
- The service was denuded of its capacity to deliver.
Related terms
editTranslations
editdivest of all covering
See also
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editSpanish
editVerb
editdenude
- inflection of denudar:
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