denude
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From Middle French dénuder, from Latin dēnūdāre, from dē- + nūdus (“bare”).
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denude (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.
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divest of all covering
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denude
- inflection of denudar: