denude.
To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip.
Meaning & usage
To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip.
He denuded himself of his clothes.
Widespread deforestation has led to lands being denuded.
To remove (something or someone) of their possessions or assets.
Their property was seized, denuded and confiscated.
The service was denuded of its capacity to deliver.
To strip (a mountain, volcano, or other geological formation) by erosion of outer layers so as to lay bare the inner structure.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French dénuder, from Latin dēnūdāre, from dē- + nūdus (“bare”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.