DENUDE


Meaning of DENUDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈn(y)üd, dē- ]

transitive verb

( de·nud·ed ; de·nud·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin denudare, from de- + nudus bare — more at naked

Date: 15th century

1. : to deprive of something important

2.

a. : to strip of all covering or surface layers

b. : to lay bare by erosion

c. : to strip (land) of forests

• de·nu·da·tion ˌdē-(ˌ)n(y)ü-ˈdā-shən, ˌden-yu̇- noun

• de·nude·ment di-ˈn(y)üd-mənt noun

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