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View usage for: (dɪnjuːd, US -nuːd) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense denudes, present participle denuding, past tense, past participle denuded1. verbTo denude an area means to destroy the plants in it. [formal] Mining would pollute the lake and denude the forest. [VERB noun] Many hillsides had been denuded of trees. [be V-ed of n] [Also V n of n ]Synonyms: strip, expose, bare, uncover More Synonyms of denude 2. verbTo denude someone or something of a particular thing means to take it away from them. [formal] The Embassy is now denuded of all foreign and local staff. [VERB noun + of] In such areas we see villages denuded of young people. [VERB-ed] More Synonyms of denude denude in British English (dɪˈnjuːd) verb (transitive)1. to divest of covering; make bare; uncover; strip 2. to expose (rock) by the erosion of the layers above Derived forms denudation (ˌdɛnjʊˈdeɪʃən, ˌdiː-) or denudement (dɪˈnjuːdmənt) noun Word origin C16: from Latin dēnūdāre; see nudedenude in American English (diˈnud; diˈnjud; dɪˈnud; dɪˈnjud) verb transitiveWord forms: deˈnuded or deˈnuding to make bare or naked; strip ; specif.,a. to destroy all plant and animal life in (an area) b. Geology to expose (layers of rock) by erosion, weathering, etc. SIMILAR WORDS: strip Word origin L denudare: see denudate Synonyms of 'denude'strip, expose, bare, uncover deprive, strip, rob, dispossess More Synonyms of denude Definition to make bare Many hillsides had been denuded of trees. Definition to make bare villages denuded of young people Additional synonymsDefinition to plunder the modern day industry which has despoiled the town Synonyms plunder, destroy, strip, rob, devastate, wreck, rifle, deprive, loot, trash (slang), total (slang), ravage, dispossess, pillage, divest, denude, vandalize, wreak havoc upon Definition to deprive (someone) of (a possession) people who were dispossessed of their land Definition to strip (of clothes) the formalities of divesting her of her coat Synonyms strip, remove, take off, undress, denude, disrobe, unclothe - dense
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