Denude
/dɪˈnjuːd/noun
To strip something of its covering, vegetation, or possessions.
Did you know?Denude comes from Latin denudare, a verb used for stripping away clothes or coverings, and its root nudus also gave English the word nude, making it part of an ancient linguistic family of exposure and nakedness.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*neu-
“to make naked or bare”
Latin
Latin
nudus
“naked, bare”
Latin
Latin
denudare
“to strip bare, unclothe”
Old French
Old French
denuder
“to strip bare, make naked”
Late Middle English
English
denuden
“to strip off clothing or covering”
Modern English
English
denude
“to strip something of its covering or vegetation”
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