denude (redirected from denuding)

de·nude  (d-nd, -nyd)

tr.v. de·nud·ed, de·nud·ing, de·nudes

1. To divest of covering; make bare.

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

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[Latin dndre : d-, de- + ndre, to make bare (from ndus, nude; see nog^w- in Indo-European roots).]

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denu·dation (dn-dshn, -ny-, dny-) n.

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denude [dɪˈnjuːd]

vb (tr)

1. to divest of covering; make bare; uncover; strip

2. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) to expose (rock) by the erosion of the layers above

[from Latin dēnūdāre; see nude]

denudation  [ˌdɛnjʊˈdeɪʃən ˌdiː-] n

denuder  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

denude - lay bare; "denude a forest" denudate, bare, strip clear - remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road" defoliate - strip the leaves or branches from; "defoliate the trees with pesticides" burn off - clear land of its vegetation by burning it off

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denude

verb

1. strip, expose, bare, uncover, divest, lay bare Many hillsides had been denuded of trees.

2. deprive, strip, rob, dispossess, divest, expropriate, despoil, bereave villages denuded of young people

Translations

denude [dɪˈnjuːd] VT

1. (Geol, Geog) → denudar

2. (= strip) → despojar (of de)

denude

vt (of trees etc) → entblößen (→ of +gen); (fig also) → berauben (→ of +gen)

denude [dɪˈnjuːd] vt (frm) to denude (of) → spogliare (di), denudare (di)

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denude [dɪˈnjuːd] vt (frm) to denude (of) → spogliare (di), denudare (di)