denude
verb /dɪˈnjuːd/
/dɪˈnuːd/
[usually passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they denude | /dɪˈnjuːd/ /dɪˈnuːd/ |
| he / she / it denudes | /dɪˈnjuːdz/ /dɪˈnuːdz/ |
| past simple denuded | /dɪˈnjuːdɪd/ /dɪˈnuːdɪd/ |
| past participle denuded | /dɪˈnjuːdɪd/ /dɪˈnuːdɪd/ |
| -ing form denuding | /dɪˈnjuːdɪŋ/ /dɪˈnuːdɪŋ/ |
- to remove a top layer, the features, etc. from something, so that it is exposed
- (be) denuded (of something) hillsides denuded of trees
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin denudare, from de- ‘completely’ + nudare ‘to bare’ (from nudus ‘naked’).