DENUDATE

bald, denuded, denudate

(adjective) without the natural or usual covering; “a bald spot on the lawn”; “bare hills”

denude, bare, denudate, strip

(verb) lay bare; “denude a forest”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

denudate (third-person singular simple present denudates, present participle denudating, simple past and past participle denudated)

(obsolete, rare) To denude.

Source: Wiktionary


De*nud"ate, v. t. Etym: [L. denudatus, p. p. of denudare. See Denude.]

Definition: To denude. [Obs. or R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 January 2025

UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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Coffee Trivia

International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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