"denude" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /dɪˈnjuːd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-denude.wav Forms: denudes [present, singular, third-person], denuding [participle, present], denuded [participle, past], denuded [past]
Rhymes: -uːd Etymology: From Middle French dénuder, from Latin dēnūdāre, from dē- + nūdus (“bare”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|dénuder}} Middle French dénuder, {{der|en|la|denudo|dēnūdāre|}} Latin dēnūdāre Head templates: {{en-verb}} denude (third-person singular simple present denudes, present participle denuding, simple past and past participle denuded)
  1. To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip. Translations (divest of all covering): γυμνόω (gumnóō) (Ancient Greek), оголвам (ogolvam) (Bulgarian), 剥光 (Chinese Mandarin), 剥夺 (bōduó) (Chinese Mandarin), obnažit [perfective] (Czech), zbavit porostu (Czech), avkle [figuratively] (Norwegian), kle av (english: literal) (Norwegian), obnażać [imperfective] (Polish), obnażyć [perfective] (Polish), обнажать (obnažatʹ) (Russian), лиша́ть (lišátʹ) (Russian), desnudar (Spanish), çıplaklaştırmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-denude-en-verb-LXEhYzn6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of 'divest of all covering': 99 1
  2. To remove (something or someone) of their possessions or assets. Translations (remove of possessions): zbavit [perfective] (Czech), odebrat [perfective] (Czech)
    Sense id: en-denude-en-verb-JuGWIMe9 Disambiguation of 'remove of possessions': 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: denudatory, denudement, denuder Related terms: denudation, disrobe, uncover

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "remove of possessions",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "odebrat"
    }
  ],
  "word": "denude"
}

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