"defoliate" meaning in English

See defoliate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /diːˈfəʊliː(j)eɪt/ [UK] Forms: more defoliate [comparative], most defoliate [superlative]
Etymology: From de- + foliate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|foliate}} de- + foliate Head templates: {{en-adj}} defoliate (comparative more defoliate, superlative most defoliate)
  1. Deprived of leaves; defoliated.
    Sense id: en-defoliate-en-adj--4EFz4if Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 68 32

Verb

IPA: /diːˈfəʊliː(j)eɪt/ [UK] Forms: defoliates [present, singular, third-person], defoliating [participle, present], defoliated [participle, past], defoliated [past]
Etymology: From de- + foliate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|foliate}} de- + foliate Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive Derived forms: defoliation, defoliator, defoliant Translations (to remove foliage from plants): обезлистявам (obezlistjavam) (Bulgarian), défolier (French), entlauben (German), kōmuku (Maori), defoliar (Spanish), avlöva (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-defoliate-en-verb-34y6zgCK

Inflected forms

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