yʊˈdeɪ
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to divest of covering; make bare; uncover; strip |
| 2. | to expose (rock) by the erosion of the layers above |
| [C16: from Latin dēnūdāre; see | |
| denudation | |
| —n | |
| de'nuder | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
denudation
1580s, of persons, from Fr. dénudation, from L. denudationem, noun of action from denudare (see denude). Figurative use is from 1590s. In geology, from 1811.
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denudation de·nu·da·tion (dē'n&oomacr;-dā'shən, -ny&oomacr;-, děn'y&oobreve;-)
n.
The removal of a covering or surface layer.
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