nudificationn.
/ˌnjuːdᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌn(j)udəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ rare.
The action of stripping bare; denudation; an instance of this. Also figurative.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > [noun] > stripping or uncovering so as to leave bare
denudation1584
devesting1603
dismantling1611
baringa1616
nudification1855
1855 J. Ogilvie Suppl. Imperial Dict. Nudification, a making naked.
1992 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 16 Jan. 5 There'd been such trifling problems as aphids, blackspot, mildew and, in a couple of cases, the complete leaf nudification of branches.
1994 Times-Picayune (New Orleans) (Nexis) 1 June e1 There are no new reality shows and only one ‘new’ newsmagazine... Despite the worst fears of ‘N.Y.P.D.’ critics, the nudification of prime time has not yet begun.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1855- gather oneself
- gather oneself together
- gather out
- gather over
- gather root
- gather samen
- gather straws
- gather the gauntlet
- gather to a head
- gather to store
- gather together
- gather up
- gather up one's crumbs
- gather up the threads
- gather way
- gather wool
- gather-bag
- gather-dam
- gatherable
- gatherbag
- gatherdam
- gathered
- gatherer
- gatherer up
- gatherers