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Examples of denude
denude
Now a revolution threatens to denude him of his power within a matter of weeks.
From the guardian.co.uk
When a muskrat population explodes, it can denude a marsh quickly.
From the post-gazette.com
A shortage of sesame seeds will denude the seeded hamburger bun.
From the time.com
At worst a water drawdown could change the vegetation, not denude the landscape, authority spokesman J.C. Davis said.
From the sltrib.com
Indeed, some MPs from these cities are privately anxious that mayors will denude them of power and prestige.
From the economist.com
Most damaging of all, the inhabitants have allowed their huge herds of livestock to denude the land through overgrazing.
From the time.com
Arborists and ecologists are afraid that sudden oak death could eventually denude California's golden hills of its signature tree.
From the sfgate.com
Dealing for medical-risk Jonathan Vilma, and continuing to denude their draft by trading for personality-risk Jeremy Shockey.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Three or four weeks later, the plants may denude abruptly, causing homeowners to think chipmunks or deer are the problem, she said.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Lay bare; "denude a forest"
- In geology, denudation describes the process of rock disaggregation by means of erosion, mass wasting and weathering, eventually leading to a reduction in elevation and relief of landforms and landscapes. ...
- To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip; to divest; as, to denude one of clothing, or lands
- (denuding) Defoliation which severes a grass shoot above the developing floral bud (growing point) but beneath the collar zone of a majority of the exposed leaf blades.
- 1. To strip, remove all covering, as tornadoes may denude all trees of leaves. 2. To lay bare, as a hill from erosion. 3. The total destruction of plant and animal life by physical or biotic means.
