denude
verb
de·nude
di-ˈn(y)üd 
dē-
denuded; denuding
1
: to deprive of something important
2
a
: to strip of all covering or surface layers
b
: to lay bare by erosion
c
: to strip (land) of forests
Examples of denude in a Sentence
Excessive logging has denuded the hillside of trees.
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—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
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Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Trash burning and water shortages are a worsening blight, while the construction of upscale villas has denuded vegetation and exacerbated a perennial flooding problem.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
During Trump’s first term, the Republicans’ feed-the-rich Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 denuded the tax base, causing revenues as a percentage of G.D.P. to fall.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Instead of Black life maimed, denuded of dignity, and degraded, each portrait that makes up I, Narcissus is a study of delicious glamour.
—Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Denude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/denude. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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denude
verb
de·nude
di-ˈn(y)üd
denuded; denuding
: to strip of covering : lay bare
erosion that denudes the rocks of soil
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