denude
verb
de·nude
| \ di-ˈn(y)üd
, dē-\
, dē-\
denuded;
denuding
Definition of denude
1
: to deprive of something important
2a
: to strip of all covering or surface layers
b
: to lay bare by erosion
c
: to strip (land) of forests
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Other Words from denude
denudation
\ ˌdē-(ˌ)n(y)ü-ˈdā-shən
, ˌden-yu̇- \
noun
, ˌden-yu̇- \
noun
denudement
\ di-ˈn(y)üd-mənt
\
noun
\
noun
Examples of denude in a Sentence
Excessive logging has denuded the hillside of trees.
Recent Examples on the Web
These caterpillars have denuded whole branches of my small tree! — Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, "Garden Q&A: The very hungry caterpillars and protecting the phlox," 15 Aug. 2019 Development has removed natural barriers to beach erosion by denuding beaches of plants that protect the dunes. — John Christopher Fine, sun-sentinel.com, "Rejoice as turtles make their return | Opinion," 15 Aug. 2019 From British Columbia to California, stands of bigleaf maples are dying, leaving bald patches in the forest canopy or even denuded hillsides. — Craig Sailor, The Seattle Times, "Some of Washington’s biggest trees are dying and scientists don’t know why," 10 Sep. 2018 Trudeau said indigenous wildlife, like deer and pronghorn, move more quickly across the landscape and don’t denude it in the way cows do. — azcentral, "Arizona charges less than almost anyone else to graze cattle. Public schools miss out on the money," 7 July 2019 Likewise, vegetation must be trimmed from around poles and lines, the commission said, but utilities plant removal should conform to a plan that won’t denude whole areas and create unintended environmental consequences. — Julie Cart, The Mercury News, "Are California utilities doing enough to fireproof their equipment?," 1 July 2019 Puerto Rico fell off many travelers’ radars after Hurricane Maria tortured the island in September 2017, wiping out thousands of lives and homes, denuding flora and laying waste to the power grid—and the recovery has been difficult. — Sara Clemence, WSJ, "Puerto Rico on the Rebound: A Three-Day Getaway Guide," 26 Dec. 2018 Basra largely has been denuded of security forces other than police since 2014 as army units went north to fight ISIS. — Kimberly Kagan And Frederick W. Kagan, WSJ, "The U.S. Can Defuse Iraq’s Crisis," 12 Sep. 2018 Hillsides around the camps have been denuded of trees, which has left the underlying soil vulnerable to landslides. — Euan Mckirdy, CNN, "Rohingya 'living on sandcastles' as first monsoon rains hit fragile camps," 11 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'denude.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for denude
denude
verb
English Language Learners Definition of denude
: to remove all the trees from (an area) or all the leaves from (a tree)
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denude
verb
de·nude
| \ di-ˈnüd
, -ˈnyüd\
, -ˈnyüd\
denuded;
denuding
Kids Definition of denude
: to make bare
The tree was denuded of bark.
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