Definition of Denude
Denude
de·nude


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(verb)
to deprive or strip something of some important possession, element, or asset;

e.g. Each night, the curators of the museum denude the exhibits of their most priceless pieces for safekeeping.

(verb)
to make something bare by removing its surface or covering layers, such as to erode layers of rock or soil from the ground or to destroy the forest cover on a piece of land;

e.g. Each year, the heavy rains denude the land of a layer of sediment.



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