Denudate (Verb)
Meaning
Lay bare; "denude a forest".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The ongoing logging activities will denudate the entire forest reserve by the end of the year.
- Climate change has already started to denudate the landscape leaving once lush areas barren.
- Their search for rare minerals will likely denudate the ancient archaeological site.
- Construction of the new highway will inevitably denudate the hill, leaving it exposed to landslides.
- Industrial-scale farming practices have nearly denudated the landscape surrounding the once-thriving wildlife sanctuary.