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defoliating

defoliating is the present participle and gerund 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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Words formed from defoliating

Questions about defoliating

What is defoliating the present participle and gerund of?
Defoliating is the present participle and gerund of defoliate.

Words near defoliating in the dictionary

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

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