denude

Definition

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

Etymology

From Middle French dénuder, from Latin dēnūdāre, from dē- + nūdus (“bare”).

Example Sentences

• "He denuded himself of his clothes."
• "Widespread deforestation has led to lands being denuded."
• "But King Piko had been long harassed with the thought, that the unobstructed and indefinite increase of his browsing subjects might eventually denude of herbage his portion of the island."

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