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defoliated

defoliated is the simple past and past participle of defoliate.

Meaning of defoliate

Verb

defoliate (third-person singular simple present defoliates, present participle defoliating, simple past and past participle defoliated)

  1. (transitive) To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent.
    • Agent Orange was used to defoliate jungle vegetation.

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Synonyms of defoliated

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Words formed from defoliated

Questions about defoliated

What is defoliated the simple past and past participle of?
Defoliated is the simple past and past participle of defoliate.

Words near defoliated in the dictionary

  1. defoiling
  2. defoils
  3. defoliant
  4. defoliants
  5. defoliate
  6. defoliated
  7. defoliates
  8. defoliating
  9. defoliation
  10. defoliations
  11. defoliator

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