verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip.

   "He denuded himself of his clothes."

2. 2
   lay bare wordnet
3. 3
   To remove (something or someone) of their possessions or assets.

   "Their property was seized, denuded and confiscated."

Synonyms

All synonyms

bankruptbarebarebleedbleed whitedefoliate

Antonyms

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dress

Example

More examples

"He denuded himself of his clothes."

Etymology

From Middle French dénuder, from Latin dēnūdāre, from dē- + nūdus (“bare”).

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