GDict

denude

di'nju:d4 senses · 6 ms
Level C2GRE
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verb/dɪˈnjuːd/
  1. 1

    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.
  2. 2

    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.
  3. 3

    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.

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