denude

de·nude | \ di-ˈn(y)üd

How to pronounce denude (audio)

, dē- \

denuded; denuding

Definition of denude

transitive verb

1 : to deprive of something important

2a : to strip of all covering or surface layers

b : to lay bare by erosion

c : to strip (land) of forests

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Excessive logging has denuded the hillside of trees.

Recent Examples on the Web Morales tried to steal an election and now complains of a coup; conveys his resignation as a peacebuilding exercise while fomenting civil unrest; and purports to worship the planet while denuding it for electoral gain. — Ryan C. Berg, National Review, "Morales’s Bolivia: Autocracy, Corruption, Waste," 25 Nov. 2019 Malls and businesses began pulling down their shutters upon hearing the news and panic buying broke out at several supermarkets as shoppers denuded the shelves of staples, fearing a weekend of unrest ahead. — Time, "After Months of Unrest, Hong Kong Invokes Emergency Powers to Ban Face Masks," 4 Oct. 2019 The roads, curbs and water and sewer lines for the first 82 houses are nearly ready, spiraling up a hillside that has been denuded of trees. — Sharon Otterman, New York Times, "‘Keep the Hasidic Out’: A Small-Town Housing Showdown," 14 Aug. 2019 Cattle herders resort to the few remaining trees for animal fodder, denuding the landscape even further in a downward spiral of desertification. — Aryn Baker / Mbar Toubab, Time, "Can a 4,815-Mile Wall of Trees Help Curb Climate Change in Africa?," 12 Sep. 2019 These caterpillars have denuded whole branches of my small tree! — Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, "Garden Q&A: The very hungry caterpillars and protecting the phlox," 15 Aug. 2019 Development has removed natural barriers to beach erosion by denuding beaches of plants that protect the dunes. — John Christopher Fine, sun-sentinel.com, "Rejoice as turtles make their return | Opinion," 15 Aug. 2019 From British Columbia to California, stands of bigleaf maples are dying, leaving bald patches in the forest canopy or even denuded hillsides. — Craig Sailor, The Seattle Times, "Some of Washington’s biggest trees are dying and scientists don’t know why," 10 Sep. 2018 Trudeau said indigenous wildlife, like deer and pronghorn, move more quickly across the landscape and don’t denude it in the way cows do. — azcentral, "Arizona charges less than almost anyone else to graze cattle. Public schools miss out on the money," 7 July 2019

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“Denude.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/denuding. Accessed 5 December 2019.

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