Antonyms for denuded


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-nood, -nyood
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈnud, -ˈnyud


Definition of denuded

Origin :
  • early 15c. (implied in denuded), from Middle French dénuder, from Latin denudare "to lay bare, strip; uncover, expose," from de- "away" (see de-) + nudare "to strip," from nudus "naked, bare" (see naked). Related: Denuding.
  • verb strip
Example sentences :
  • But a country pillaged and denuded of inhabitants would not long support an army.
  • Extract from : « Agesilaus » by Xenophon
  • On every side were strewed the bodies of our companions, all denuded of their scalps.
  • Extract from : « The Grateful Indian » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • The almond trees, denuded of their leaves, shook like black skeletons.
  • Extract from : « The Dead Command » by Vicente Blasco Ibez
  • It becomes bare, denuded of its foliage, and grows visibly emaciated.
  • Extract from : « Notre-Dame de Paris » by Victor Hugo
  • The next morning Stephen rose stiff and cramped from his denuded bed.
  • Extract from : « A Girl of the Klondike » by Victoria Cross
  • When it was denuded of hair the hide was a full quarter of an inch through.
  • Extract from : « The Great Sioux Trail » by Joseph Altsheler
  • A denuded room came into view and the fire lost all its cheerful colour.
  • Extract from : « Dubliners » by James Joyce
  • Villages were denuded of all save senile men, women, and infants.
  • Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston
  • With this exception, the entire area is denuded of vegetation.
  • Extract from : « The Heart of the White Mountains, Their Legend and Scenery » by Samuel Adams Drake
  • We left the streets so as to convey the impression that the place was denuded of troops.
  • Extract from : « A German deserter's war experience » by Anonymous

Synonyms for denuded

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