Present participle 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.”
Present participle 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.”
Present participle 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.”
Present participle for to clear an area, especially of foliage or trees
“If you denude the land of its timber, the tract becomes valueless.”
Present participle 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.”
Present participle for to loot or plunder by force
Present participle for to wear away by erosion or friction
The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else
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