denude

UK: /dɪˈnjuːd/ US: /dɪˈnud, -ˈnjud/ ,(di no̅o̅d′, -nyo̅o̅d′)

Inflections of 'denude' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

denudes

v 3rd person singular

denuding

v pres p

denuded

v past

denuded

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

de•nude /dɪˈnud, -ˈnyud/   v. [ ~ + obj], -nud•ed, -nud•ing. 

1. to make naked or bare;
   remove the covering of;
   strip:
   The storm denuded many trees.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

de•nude  (di no̅o̅d′, -nyo̅o̅d′), v.t., -nud•ed, -nud•ing. 

1. to make naked or bare;
   strip:
   The storm completely denuded the trees.
2. Geology to subject to denudation.

• Latin dēnūdāre, equivalent. to dē- de- + nūdāre to lay bare; see nude
• 1505–15

de•nud′er, n. 

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denude / dɪˈnjuːd/ verb (transitive)

1. to divest of covering; make bare; uncover; strip
2. to expose (rock) by the erosion of the layers above

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin dēnūdāre; see nude

denudation / ˌdɛnjʊˈdeɪʃən ˌdiː-/, denudement / dɪˈnjuːdmənt/ noun