verb
- to strip or lay bare; to remove covering or vegetation from (land, rock, etc.)
Usage: third person singular present tense of 'denude'; commonly used in geology and environmental contexts
Examples
- Erosion denudates the hillside, exposing the bedrock beneath.
- Deforestation denudates vast areas of the Amazon rainforest.
- Heavy rainfall denudates the topsoil from the agricultural fields.
- The storm denudates the trees of their leaves and branches.
- Mining operations denude and denudates the landscape over time.
- Glacial movement denudates the underlying rock formations.