denude
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denude
- /dɪˈnjuːd/
Rhymes with -uːd
Where it comes from
From Middle French dénuder, from Latin dēnūdāre, from dē- + nūdus (“bare”).
verb denudes · denuding · denuded
- To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip. He denuded himself of his clothes.
- To remove (something or someone) of their possessions or assets. Their property was seized, denuded and confiscated.
- To strip (a mountain, volcano, or other geological formation) by erosion of outer layers so as to lay bare the inner structure. The well-known hill of Arthur’s Seat, which overlooks the city of Edinburgh, and many castle-crowned crags of the Forth and Clyde valleys, are the worn and denuded relics of these small volcanoes.
Translations
Talk about this word "denude." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/denude. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. denude. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/denude "denude." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/denude.Cite this
@misc{denude_2026,
title = {denude},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/denude},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
