Denude
verb
To strip something of its covering, possessions, or assets; to make bare.
The forest was denuded due to excessive illegal logging.
Often appears as...
- denude the forest
- denude the land
verb
To remove all trees and plants from an area.
The mining company was criticized for denuding the mountainside.
Often appears as...
- denude a mountainside
- denude a landscape
Usage tips
Environmental
verb
In medical context, to remove the superficial layers from a surface, such as skin or mucous membrane.
The surgeon had to denude the tissue to treat the underlying condition.
Often appears as...
- denude the tissue
- denude the skin
Usage tips
Medical
verb
To strip something of its covering, possessions, or assets; to make bare.
The forest was denuded due to excessive illegal logging.
Often appears as...
- denude the forest
- denude the land
verb
To remove all trees and plants from an area.
The mining company was criticized for denuding the mountainside.
Often appears as...
- denude a mountainside
- denude a landscape
Usage tips
Environmental
verb
In medical context, to remove the superficial layers from a surface, such as skin or mucous membrane.
The surgeon had to denude the tissue to treat the underlying condition.
Often appears as...
- denude the tissue
- denude the skin
Usage tips
Medical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Connotation
Often implies damage or reduction of value, usually negative.
The hurricane denuded vast areas of the coastal region.
Pro Tip 2/2Resulting Exposure
'Denude' implies full exposure, revealing what's underneath.
Strip mining denuded the hill, exposing the bare rock.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Connotation
Often implies damage or reduction of value, usually negative.
The hurricane denuded vast areas of the coastal region.
Pro Tip 2/2Resulting Exposure
'Denude' implies full exposure, revealing what's underneath.
Strip mining denuded the hill, exposing the bare rock.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Connotation
Often implies damage or reduction of value, usually negative.
The hurricane denuded vast areas of the coastal region.
Pro Tip 2/2Resulting Exposure
'Denude' implies full exposure, revealing what's underneath.
Strip mining denuded the hill, exposing the bare rock.
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Video examples
A Story of Community and...
because they were protecting the livestock at night they weren't sleeping the area around their Corral was denuded as they constantly went out to fortify the Corral's and he says that both the physical and the financial investment that he's made in living walls has made a huge
Video examples
Helping humans and...
And as time went on, and as their situation began to improve, they began to understand ever more about the need for conservation. They began to understand that as the upper levels of the hills were denuded of trees,
Video examples
A Story of Community and...
because they were protecting the livestock at night they weren't sleeping the area around their Corral was denuded as they constantly went out to fortify the Corral's and he says that both the physical and the financial investment that he's made in living walls has made a huge
Video examples
Helping humans and...
And as time went on, and as their situation began to improve, they began to understand ever more about the need for conservation. They began to understand that as the upper levels of the hills were denuded of trees,
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
N. K. Jemisin
American Writer
I don't really understand why so many fantasy writers choose to focus on worlds that just seem strangely denuded. But to them, I guess it doesn't seem strange. And I guess that's their privilege. It isn't mine.
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Christie Brinkley
American Model
We need to protect our wilderness areas and national parks. Everywhere you travel, you see blight, denuded mountains, logging. If people know what's going on, they'll become activists to safeguard those places.
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Hanya Yanagihara
American Novelist
The first thing many tourists see in Hawaii is concrete - a long dreary stretch of it through landscapes dominated by sad, cheap apartment buildings and almost entirely denuded of plant life.
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Benjamin Wittes
American Journalist
You cannot denude the presidency of the substance and power of its office. It can't be done.
Quote examples
N. K. Jemisin
American Writer
I don't really understand why so many fantasy writers choose to focus on worlds that just seem strangely denuded. But to them, I guess it doesn't seem strange. And I guess that's their privilege. It isn't mine.
Quote examples
Christie Brinkley
American Model
We need to protect our wilderness areas and national parks. Everywhere you travel, you see blight, denuded mountains, logging. If people know what's going on, they'll become activists to safeguard those places.
Quote examples
Hanya Yanagihara
American Novelist
The first thing many tourists see in Hawaii is concrete - a long dreary stretch of it through landscapes dominated by sad, cheap apartment buildings and almost entirely denuded of plant life.
Quote examples
Benjamin Wittes
American Journalist
You cannot denude the presidency of the substance and power of its office. It can't be done.
Example 1 of 4
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