Main Entry:

de·nude

Pronunciation:

\di-ˈn(y)üd, dē-\

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

de·nud·ed; de·nud·ing

Etymology:

Middle English, from Latin denudare, from de- + nudus bare — more at naked

Date:

15th century

1: to deprive of something important2 a: to strip of all covering or surface layers b: to lay bare by erosion c: to strip (land) of forests

— de·nu·da·tion \ˌdē-(ˌ)n(y)ü-ˈdā-shən, ˌden-yu̇-\ noun

— de·nude·ment \di-ˈn(y)üd-mənt\ noun