denudation

Variant of denudate

denudate definition

de·nu·date (dē no̵̅o̅′dāt′, -nyo̵̅o̅′-, di-; den′yo̵̅o̅ dāt′)

transitive verb denudated -·dat′ed, denudating -·dat′·ing

denude

Etymology: < L denudatus, pp. of denudare, to strip off < de-, off + nudare, strip: see nude

Related Forms:

  • denudation de′·nu·da′·tion (dē′no̵̅o̅ dā′s̸hən, -nyo̵̅o̅-; den′yo̵̅o̅-) noun

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