de ‧ nude /dɪˈnjuːd $ dɪˈnuːd/ BrE AmE verb [transitive usually passive] formal
1 . to remove the plants and trees that cover an area of land:
a hillside denuded in a fire
2 . to take something away from someone or something
denude somebody/something of something
The fact that people have left farm work has denuded many villages of their working populations.
—denudation /ˌdiːnjuːˈdeɪʃ ə n $ -nuː-/ noun [uncountable]