Denude - Dictionary meaning, references, synonyms, hypernyms

Denude

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To divest of covering; make bare.

v. Geology To expose (rock strata) by erosion.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip; to divest; as, to denude one of clothing, or lands.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip; to divest.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To strip or divest of all covering; make bare or naked.

Specifically In geology, to wear away and remove surface or overlying matter, and thus make bare and expose to view (the underlying strata).

Synonyms To bare, lay bare, uncover.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. lay bare

Word Usage

"Moscow argues that the shield will denude its own strike capabilities, and has called for the U.S. to deploy a shield with Russia or abolish the plan altogether."

Verb Form

denuded denudes denuding

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

clear

Cross Reference

bark stripe uncover disrobe

Hyponym

defoliate burn off

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

strip divest bare abrade erode

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

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