Meaning & use
Denude
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To strip something of its covering, possessions, or natural surface.
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Decades of logging denuded the hillside of its forest.
The scandal denuded the company of its remaining credibility.
A note on using this word
From the Latin denudare, "to lay bare," it is often used in geology and ecology to describe erosion or deforestation.
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