denuded

de·nude

D0138000 (dĭ-no͞od′, -nyo͞od′)tr.v. de·nud·ed, de·nud·ing, de·nudes 1. To divest of covering; make bare.2. Geology To expose (rock strata) by erosion.

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[Latin dēnūdāre : dē-, de- + nūdāre, to make bare (from nūdus, nude; see nog^w- in Indo-European roots).]

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de′nu·da′tion (dē′no͞o-dā′shən, -nyo͞o-, dĕn′yo͝o-) n.

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denuded - without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills"denudate, baldbare - lacking its natural or customary covering; "a bare hill"; "bare feet"

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