1. strips bare of covering, possessions, or assets; makes naked or empty
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘denude’

Examples

• The harsh winter denudes the trees of their leaves.
• Erosion slowly denudes the hillside of topsoil.
• The scandal denudes him of his reputation.
• Mining denudes the landscape of vegetation.
• The storm denudes the beach of sand.
• Overgrazing denudes the pasture of grass.