tr.v. de·nud·ed, de·nud·ing, de·nudes 1. To divest of covering; make bare. 2. Geology To expose (rock strata) by erosion. [Latin dēnūdāre : dē-, de- + nūdāre, to make bare (from nūdus, nude; see nogw- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] de′nu·dation (dē′n-dāshən, -ny-, dĕn′y-) n. |
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