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 — 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
