The prison guards denuded the new prisoner of his garments.
•The wind denuded the trees of their leaves.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
denude — [[t]dɪnju͟ːd, AM nu͟ːd[/t]] denudes, denuding, denuded 1) VERB To denude an area means to destroy the plants in it. [FORMAL] [V n] Migrants from teeming Brazilian cities were denuding Amazonia to open private farmsteads... [be V ed of n] Many… … English dictionary
denude — de|nude [dıˈnju:d US dıˈnu:d] v [T usually passive] formal 1.) to remove the plants and trees that cover an area of land ▪ a hillside denuded in a fire 2.) to take something away from someone or something denude sb/sth of sth ▪ The fact that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
divest — /di vest , duy /, v.t. 1. to strip of clothing, ornament, etc.: The wind divested the trees of their leaves. 2. to strip or deprive (someone or something), esp. of property or rights; dispossess. 3. to rid of or free from: He divested himself of… … Universalium
strip — strip1 /strip/, v., stripped or stript, stripping, n. v.t. 1. to deprive of covering: to strip a fruit of its rind. 2. to deprive of clothing; make bare or naked. 3. to take away or remove: to strip sheets from the bed. 4. to deprive or divest:… … Universalium
Trace (deconstruction) — Trace is one of the most important concepts in Derridian Deconstruction. In the 1960s, Derrida used this word in two of his early books, namely “Writing and Difference” and “Of Grammatology”. The English word “trace” was first used by Gayatri… … Wikipedia
