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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-nood, -nyood |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈnud, -ˈnyud |
Définition of denuded
Origin :- early 15c. (implied in denuded), from Middle French dénuder, from Latin denudare "to lay bare, strip; uncover, expose," from de- "away" (see de-) + nudare "to strip," from nudus "naked, bare" (see naked). Related: Denuding.
- verb strip
- But a country pillaged and denuded of inhabitants would not long support an army.
- Extract from : « Agesilaus » by Xenophon
- On every side were strewed the bodies of our companions, all denuded of their scalps.
- Extract from : « The Grateful Indian » by W.H.G. Kingston
- The almond trees, denuded of their leaves, shook like black skeletons.
- Extract from : « The Dead Command » by Vicente Blasco Ibez
- It becomes bare, denuded of its foliage, and grows visibly emaciated.
- Extract from : « Notre-Dame de Paris » by Victor Hugo
- The next morning Stephen rose stiff and cramped from his denuded bed.
- Extract from : « A Girl of the Klondike » by Victoria Cross
- When it was denuded of hair the hide was a full quarter of an inch through.
- Extract from : « The Great Sioux Trail » by Joseph Altsheler
- A denuded room came into view and the fire lost all its cheerful colour.
- Extract from : « Dubliners » by James Joyce
- Villages were denuded of all save senile men, women, and infants.
- Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston
- With this exception, the entire area is denuded of vegetation.
- Extract from : « The Heart of the White Mountains, Their Legend and Scenery » by Samuel Adams Drake
- We left the streets so as to convey the impression that the place was denuded of troops.
- Extract from : « A German deserter's war experience » by Anonymous
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