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defoliate
de·fo·li·ate D0096500 (dē-fō′lē-āt′)v. de·fo·li·at·ed, de·fo·li·at·ing, de·fo·li·ates v.tr.1. To deprive (a plant or a vegetated area, for example) of leaves.2. To cause the leaves of (a plant or plants) to fall off, especially by the use of chemicals.v.intr. To lose foliage.
[Late Latin dēfoliāre, dēfoliāt- : Latin dē-, de- + Latin folium, leaf; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]
de·fo′li·ate (-ĭt) adj.de·fo′li·a′tion n.de·fo′li·a′tor n.defoliate vb 1. (Botany) to deprive (a plant) of its leaves, as by the use of a herbicide, or (of a plant) to shed its leaves 2. (Chemistry) to deprive (a plant) of its leaves, as by the use of a herbicide, or (of a plant) to shed its leaves adj (Botany) (of a plant) having shed its leaves [C18: from Medieval Latin dēfoliāre, from Latin de- + folium leaf] deˌfoliˈation n deˈfoliˌator nde•fo•li•ate (diˈfoʊ liˌeɪt)
v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t. 1. to strip (trees, etc.) of leaves. 2. to cause widespread loss of leaves in (an area of jungle, forest, etc.), as to deprive an enemy of concealment. v.i. 3. to lose leaves. [1785–1795; < Medieval Latin dēfoliātus, past participle of dēfoliāre= Latin dē- de- + -foliāre, v. derivative of folium leaf] de•fo`li•a′tion, n. de•fo′li•a`tor, n. defoliate
Past participle: defoliated
Gerund: defoliating
| Imperative |
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| defoliate | | defoliate |
| Present |
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| I defoliate | | you defoliate | | he/she/it defoliates | | we defoliate | | you defoliate | | they defoliate |
| Preterite |
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| I defoliated | | you defoliated | | he/she/it defoliated | | we defoliated | | you defoliated | | they defoliated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am defoliating | | you are defoliating | | he/she/it is defoliating | | we are defoliating | | you are defoliating | | they are defoliating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have defoliated | | you have defoliated | | he/she/it has defoliated | | we have defoliated | | you have defoliated | | they have defoliated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was defoliating | | you were defoliating | | he/she/it was defoliating | | we were defoliating | | you were defoliating | | they were defoliating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had defoliated | | you had defoliated | | he/she/it had defoliated | | we had defoliated | | you had defoliated | | they had defoliated |
| Future |
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| I will defoliate | | you will defoliate | | he/she/it will defoliate | | we will defoliate | | you will defoliate | | they will defoliate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have defoliated | | you will have defoliated | | he/she/it will have defoliated | | we will have defoliated | | you will have defoliated | | they will have defoliated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be defoliating | | you will be defoliating | | he/she/it will be defoliating | | we will be defoliating | | you will be defoliating | | they will be defoliating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been defoliating | | you have been defoliating | | he/she/it has been defoliating | | we have been defoliating | | you have been defoliating | | they have been defoliating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been defoliating | | you will have been defoliating | | he/she/it will have been defoliating | | we will have been defoliating | | you will have been defoliating | | they will have been defoliating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been defoliating | | you had been defoliating | | he/she/it had been defoliating | | we had been defoliating | | you had been defoliating | | they had been defoliating |
| Conditional |
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| I would defoliate | | you would defoliate | | he/she/it would defoliate | | we would defoliate | | you would defoliate | | they would defoliate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have defoliated | | you would have defoliated | | he/she/it would have defoliated | | we would have defoliated | | you would have defoliated | | they would have defoliated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | defoliate - strip the leaves or branches from; "defoliate the trees with pesticides"denudate, denude, bare, strip - lay bare; "denude a forest" | | Adj. | 1. | defoliate - deprived of leavesdefoliatedleafless - having no leaves |
Translationsdefoliate
defoliate (of a plant) having shed its leaves defoliate[dē′fō·lē‚āt] (botany) To remove leaves or cause leaves to fall, especially prematurely. defoliate
Synonyms for defoliateverb strip the leaves or branches fromRelated Wordsadj deprived of leavesSynonymsRelated Words |