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dénudé — dénudé, ée [ denyde ] adj. • déb. XIXe; de dénuder ♦ Mis à nu; dépouillé (de ce qui recouvre). Arbre dénudé. Crâne dénudé, dégarni. « les longs espaces dénudés qu on appelle le Désert d Ermenonville » (Nerval). Fil électrique dénudé, dépourvu de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Denude — De*nude , v. t. [L. denudare; de + nudare to make naked or bare, nudus naked. See {Nude}.] To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip; to divest; as, to denude one of clothing, or lands; the hurricane denuded the trees. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dénudé — dénudé, ée (dé nu dé, dée) part. passé. Un os dénudé … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
denude — I verb bare, bring to light, defoliate, denudate, disclose, disfurnish, disrobe, divest, doff, exhibit, expose, flay, lay bare, lay open, lay waste, make naked, make public, manifest, open, pare, peel, present to view, publicize, reveal, shed,… … Law dictionary
denude — early 15c. (implied in denuded), from M.Fr. dénuder, from L. denudare to lay bare, strip; uncover, expose, from de away (see DE (Cf. de )) + nudare to strip, from nudus naked, bare (see NAKED (Cf. naked)). Related … Etymology dictionary
denude — bare, *strip, divest, dismantle Antonyms: clothe … New Dictionary of Synonyms
denude — [v] strip bare, disrobe, expose, fleece, lay bare*, peel, uncover, undress; concept 211 … New thesaurus
denude — ► VERB (often be denuded of) ▪ strip of covering or possessions; make bare. DERIVATIVES denudation noun. ORIGIN Latin denudare, from nudare to bare … English terms dictionary
denude — [dē no͞od′, dēnyo͞od′; di no͞od′, dinyo͞od′] vt. denuded, denuding [L denudare: see DENUDATE] to make bare or naked; strip; specif., a) to destroy all plant and animal life in (an area) b) Geol. to expose (layers of rock) by erosion, weathering,… … English World dictionary
denude — v. (D; tr.) to denude of (the hillside was denuded of trees) * * * [dɪ njuːd] (D; tr.) to denude of (the hillside was denuded of trees) … Combinatory dictionary
denude — [[t]dɪnju͟ːd, AM nu͟ːd[/t]] denudes, denuding, denuded 1) VERB To denude an area means to destroy the plants in it. [FORMAL] [V n] Migrants from teeming Brazilian cities were denuding Amazonia to open private farmsteads... [be V ed of n] Many… … English dictionary
