denude
de·nude
(dĭ-no͞od′, -nyo͞od′)tr.v. de·nud·ed, de·nud·ing, de·nudes
1. To divest of covering; make bare.
2. Geology To expose (rock strata) by erosion.
[Latin dēnūdāre : dē-, de- + nūdāre, to make bare (from nūdus, nude; see nogw- in Indo-European roots).]
de′nu·da′tion (dē′no͞o-dā′shən, -nyo͞o-, dĕn′yo͝o-) n.
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denude
(dɪˈnjuːd)vb (tr)
1. to divest of covering; make bare; uncover; strip
2. (Geological Science) to expose (rock) by the erosion of the layers above
[C16: from Latin dēnūdāre; see nude]
denudation, denudement n
deˈnuder n
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de•nude
(dɪˈnud, -ˈnyud)v.t. -nud•ed, -nud•ing.
1. to make naked or bare; strip: The storm denuded many trees.
2. to subject (rocks) to denudation.
[1505–15; < Latin dēnūdāre=dē- de- + nūdāre to lay bare; see nude]
den•u•da•tion (ˌdɛn yʊˈdeɪ ʃən) n.
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denude
Past participle: denuded
Gerund: denuding
| Imperative |
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| denude |
| denude |
| Present |
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| I denude |
| you denude |
| he/she/it denudes |
| we denude |
| you denude |
| they denude |
| Preterite |
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| I denuded |
| you denuded |
| he/she/it denuded |
| we denuded |
| you denuded |
| they denuded |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am denuding |
| you are denuding |
| he/she/it is denuding |
| we are denuding |
| you are denuding |
| they are denuding |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have denuded |
| you have denuded |
| he/she/it has denuded |
| we have denuded |
| you have denuded |
| they have denuded |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was denuding |
| you were denuding |
| he/she/it was denuding |
| we were denuding |
| you were denuding |
| they were denuding |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had denuded |
| you had denuded |
| he/she/it had denuded |
| we had denuded |
| you had denuded |
| they had denuded |
| Future |
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| I will denude |
| you will denude |
| he/she/it will denude |
| we will denude |
| you will denude |
| they will denude |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have denuded |
| you will have denuded |
| he/she/it will have denuded |
| we will have denuded |
| you will have denuded |
| they will have denuded |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be denuding |
| you will be denuding |
| he/she/it will be denuding |
| we will be denuding |
| you will be denuding |
| they will be denuding |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been denuding |
| you have been denuding |
| he/she/it has been denuding |
| we have been denuding |
| you have been denuding |
| they have been denuding |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been denuding |
| you will have been denuding |
| he/she/it will have been denuding |
| we will have been denuding |
| you will have been denuding |
| they will have been denuding |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been denuding |
| you had been denuding |
| he/she/it had been denuding |
| we had been denuding |
| you had been denuding |
| they had been denuding |
| Conditional |
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| I would denude |
| you would denude |
| he/she/it would denude |
| we would denude |
| you would denude |
| they would denude |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have denuded |
| you would have denuded |
| he/she/it would have denuded |
| we would have denuded |
| you would have denuded |
| they would have denuded |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. |  denude - lay bare; "denude a forest" clear - remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road" defoliate - strip the leaves or branches from; "defoliate the trees with pesticides" burn off - clear land of its vegetation by burning it off |
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