denudate

den·u·date

[v. den-yoo-deyt, dih-noo-deyt, -nyoo-; adj. dih-noo-deyt, -nyoo-, den-yoo-deyt] verb, den·u·dat·ed, den·u·dat·ing, adjective
verb (used with object)
1.
to make bare; strip; denude.
adjective
2.
denuded; bare.

Origin:
1620–30; < Latin dēnūdātus, past participle of dēnūdāre to denude; see -ate1

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denudate (ˈdɛnjʊˌdeɪt, dɪˈnjuːdeɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  a less common word for denude
 
adj
2.  denuded; bare

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