denude Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb lay bare
    bare; denudate; strip.
    • denude a forest

WordNet

De*nude" transitive verb
Etymology
L. denudare; de- + nudare to make naked or bare, nudus naked. See Nude.
Definitions
  1. To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip; to divest; as, to denude one of clothing, or lands.

Webster 1913