denudate

[ verb den-yoo-deyt, dih-noo-deyt, -nyoo-; adjective dih-noo-deyt, -nyoo-, den-yoo-deyt ]

verb (used with object)

, den·u·dat·ed, den·u·dat·ing.

1. to make bare; strip; denude.

adjective

1. denuded; bare.

denudate

/ ˈdɛnjʊˌdeɪt; dɪˈnjuːdeɪt /

verb

1. a less common word for denude

adjective

1. denuded; bare

Word History and Origins

Origin of denudate¹

1620–30; < Latin dēnūdātus, past participle of dēnūdāre to denude; -ate ¹

Related Words

• break up
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