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English
Etymology
From Middle French dénuder, from Latin dēnūdāre, from dē- + nūdus (“bare”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɪˈnjuːd/
- Hyphenation: de‧nude
- Rhymes: -uːd
Verb
denude (third-person singular simple present denudes, present participle denuding, simple past and past participle denuded)
- To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip.
He denuded himself of his clothes.
Widespread deforestation has led to lands being denuded.
- To remove (something) of its possessions or assets.
Their property was seized, denuded and confiscated.
The service was denuded of its capacity to deliver.
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Spanish
Verb
denude
- inflection of denudar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative