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Without the appropriate, usual, or natural covering
“The denuded forest was a stark reminder of the destructive impact of deforestation.”
(of a landscape) Desolate and barren
Subject to deprivation
Bare or exposed without a covering or protection
Lacking or without a given thing, element or quality
Unsuitable for, or inconducive to, growing crops or vegetation
Past tense for to strip and make bare
“In the competition for excess, it is also necessary for a candidate's handlers to denude every dime store within a hundred miles of its stock of red, white and blue balloons.”
Past tense for to deprive someone of their assets or possessions
“I have promised that you will not denude him of all his possessions at your first meeting, but beyond that, I have refused to go.”
Past tense for to remove a covering from (something)
“The conductor did not denude his face this time, but stood over the heads of the musicians masked and elevated like a diabolical overlord.”
Past tense for to clear an area, especially of foliage or trees
“If you denude the land of its timber, the tract becomes valueless.”
Past tense for to take off one's clothes
“Now, I can never recall hearing any man, young or old, express a longing to denude other men of their apparel.”
Past tense for to wear away by erosion or friction
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