Denude ( verb , verb )

(As a verb)

Denude ( verb )

1. To make bare or strip of covering, clothing or vegetation, either naturally or artificially.
2. To divest of something that covers, protects, or adorns; to strip or lay bare.

Origin:

From latin denudare, meaning "to make naked".

Examples:

1. The strong winds denuded the trees of their leaves.
2. The glacier's retreat denuded the mountain of its covering of ice.
3. The floods denuded the fields of crops.
4. The company denuded the forest to build a factory.
5. The company will denude the land to build the new housing development.

(As a verb)

Denude ( verb )

1. To make bare or strip of covering, clothing or vegetation, either naturally or artificially.
2. To divest of something that covers, protects, or adorns; to strip or lay bare.

Origin:

From latin denudare, meaning "to make naked".

Examples:

1. The strong winds denuded the trees of their leaves.
2. The glacier's retreat denuded the mountain of its covering of ice.
3. The floods denuded the fields of crops.
4. The company denuded the forest to build a factory.
5. The company will denude the land to build the new housing development.