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denude

[dih-nood, -nyood] / dɪˈnud, -ˈnyud /


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“I don’t want to denude New York of its extensive cultural treasures,” he said.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2022

They’re also here to eat huge swaths of cropland, denude trees and other plant life, and generally wreak havoc on the West and its agriculture.

From Slate • Jul. 12, 2021

They have a voracious appetite that can denude entire forests of leaves, said University of Illinois entomologist May Berenbaum, a past society president.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2021

They're also being told not to denude grocery shelves by hoarding food and other essentials.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2020

Would any War Minister other than Lord Kitchener have had the courage to denude India of British regular troops, artillery as well as infantry, to the extent that he did?

From Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 by Callwell, C. E. (Charles Edward), Sir