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de·nude [ di nd ] (past and past participle de·nud·ed, present participle de·nud·ing, 3rd person present singular de·nudes)

transitive verb

Definition:

1. remove somebody's or something's covering: to strip somebody or something bare

2. destroy ground cover of place: to strip away the covering vegetation from an area

3. strip area by erosion: to remove soil from an area, or expose underlying layers of rock by weathering and erosion

[15th century. < Latin denudare "strip away" < nudare "strip" < nudus "nude"]