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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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| Adj. | 1. |  denuded - without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills"bare - lacking its natural or customary covering; "a bare hill"; "bare feet" |
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