denude
Meanings
verb
- To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip.
- To remove (something or someone) of their possessions or assets.
- To strip (a mountain, volcano, or other geological formation) by erosion of outer layers so as to lay bare the inner structure.
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Etymology
From Middle French dénuder, from Latin dēnūdāre, from dē- + nūdus (“bare”).
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