† denudeadj.
Scottish. Obsolete.
Denuded, deprived, bereft, devoid (of).
ΚΠ
1554 D. Lindsay Dialog Experience & Courteour l. 5430 in Wks. (1931) I Sonne and Mone ar, boith, denude Off lycht.
1570 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xviii. 75 Gylouris of godlynes denude!
1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus iii. f. 44v He..was denude of his Kingdome.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
denudev.
/dɪˈnjuːd/ 1. transitive. To make naked or bare; to strip of clothing or covering; spec. in Geology of natural agencies: To lay bare (a rock or formation) by the removal of that which lies above it.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)] > strip or make bare
strip?c1225
nakena1250
unhelea1250
unhilla1250
tirvec1386
barec1440
plumec1450
strope1527
unstrip1596
bald1602
unvest1609
denudate1634
flay1636
denude1658
nudate1721
1658 J. Evelyn tr. N. de Bonnefons French Gardiner 88 Some when they alter their Cases denude them of all the earth.
1701 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 3) i. 116 If..you denude a Vine-branch of its Leaves.
1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. i. 12 That any power,..could have denuded the granite over so many thousand square leagues?
1866 D. Livingstone Jrnl. (1873) I. v. 124 The long slopes are nearly denuded of trees.
1880 A. R. Wallace Island Life vii. 111 Rapidly denuded by rain and rivers.
2.
a. figurative. To strip, divest, deprive (of any possession, attribute, etc.).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > loss > taking away > take away [verb (transitive)] > deprive (of)
benimc890
to do of ——eOE
bedealc1000
disturbc1230
bereavec1275
reave?a1300
acquitc1300
benemec1300
deprivec1330
privea1382
subvertc1384
oppressc1395
abridgea1400
to bate of, from1399
lessa1400
nakena1400
dischargea1425
privatec1425
to bring outa1450
abatec1450
sever?1507
spulyie?1507
denude1513
disable1529
distrain1530
destituec1540
destitutec1540
defalk1541
to turn out of ——1545
discomfit1548
wipe1549
nude1551
disannul?a1556
bereft1557
diminish1559
benoom1563
joint1573
uncase1583
rid1585
disarm1590
visitc1592
ease1600
dispatch1604
unfurnisha1616
rig1629
retrench1640
unbecomea1641
disentail1641
cashier1690
twin1722
mulct1748
fordo1764
to do out of ——1796
to cut out1815
bate1823
deprivate1832
devoid1878
1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid viii. ix. 65 Nor this burgh of sa mony citesanis Left desolat and denudit.
c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. iii. x. f. 32/1 To denude hym of ye romane lady, and to adheir to his lauchfull wyffe.
1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies iii. i. 6 He denudes himselfe of all right and title, which..he might claime vnto it.
1862 F. D. Maurice Mod. Philos. viii. §53. 492 Denuded of much of his wit and cleverness.
1874 J. Stoughton Church of Revol. xvii. 395 Denuding them of political rights, they denied them political duties.
b. intransitive (for reflexive). To divest oneself.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > relinquishing > make relinquishment [verb (intransitive)] > divest oneself of property
denude1880
1880 J. Muirhead Inst. of Gaius & Rules of Ulpian Digest 496 An heir..fraudulently giving a secret promise to denude in favour of one to whom trust-gift was prohibited rendered himself liable to penalties.
1880 J. Muirhead Inst. of Gaius & Rules of Ulpian Digest 497 The heir denuding did not thereby cease to be heir.
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society > communication > manifestation > [verb (transitive)]
uppec897
atewOE
sutelec1000
openOE
awnc1175
kithec1175
forthteec1200
tawnec1220
let witc1275
forthshowa1300
to pilt out?a1300
showa1300
barea1325
mythc1330
unfoldc1374
to open outc1390
assign1398
mustera1400
reyve?a1400
vouchc1400
manifest?a1425
outshowc1425
ostendc1429
explayc1443
objecta1500
reveala1500
patefy?1509
decipher1529
relieve1533
to set outa1540
utter1542
report1548
unbuckle1548
to set forth1551
demonstrate1553
to hold forth1560
testify1560
explicate1565
forthsetc1565
to give show of1567
denudec1572
exhibit1573
apparent1577
display?1578
carry1580
cipher1583
laya1586
foreshow1590
uncloud?1594
vision1594
explain1597
proclaim1597
unroll1598
discloud1600
remonstrate1601
resent1602
to bring out1608
palesate1613
pronounce1615
to speak out1623
elicit1641
confess1646
bear1657
breathe1667
outplay1702
to throw out1741
evolve1744
announce1781
develop1806
exfoliate1808
evince1829
exposit1882
pack1925
c1572 W. Forrest Theophilus 128 in Anglia (1884) 7 84 Then approbation the case dyd denude.
Derivatives
deˈnuded adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > [adjective] > stripped or made bare
bared1382
bare1387
exutec1430
stark naked?1594
stripped1594
nudified1653
denudated1672
denuded1813
denudate1866
1813 J. Thomson Lect. Inflammation 467 The denuded muscles were amazingly enlarged.
1849 R. I. Murchison Siluria vii. 125 From the denuded valley of Wigmore.
deˈnuding adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > [adjective] > stripped or made bare > stripping or making bare
barbing1630
denuding1639
stripping1681
denudatory1845
denudating1849
1639 in Maidment Sc. Pasquil (1868) 85 Denuding motions wer not entertained.
1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 131 Its [sc. tropical rain's] power as a denuding agent is almost incredible.
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