Word of the Day:
denude
What It Means
To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip.
To remove (something or someone) of their possessions or assets.
To strip (a mountain, volcano, or other geological formation) by erosion of outer layers so as to lay bare the inner structure.
Widespread deforestation has led to lands being denuded.
Denude in Context
“The well-known hill of Arthur’s Seat, which overlooks the city of Edinburgh, and many castle-crowned crags of the Forth and Clyde valleys, are the worn and denuded relics of these small volcanoes.”
Did You Know?
From Middle French dénuder, from Latin dēnūdāre, from dē- + nūdus (“bare”).
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