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denude

Pronunciation:  di'nood

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Matching Terms:  denudate, denudation, denuded

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [v]  lay bare; "denude a forest"
 
 Synonyms: bare, denudate, strip
 
 See Also: burn off, clear, defoliate

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\De*nude"\, v. t. [L. denudare; de- + nudare to make
naked or bare, nudus naked. See {Nude}.]
To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip;
to divest; as, to denude one of clothing, or lands.

 
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