Synonyms for denude
Definitions
- v. 1
To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip.
He denuded himself of his clothes.
- v. 2
To remove (something or someone) of their possessions or assets.
Their property was seized, denuded and confiscated.
Related words
- Word family
- denudation denudatory
Forms
- Past participle
- denuded
e.g. denuded → stripped, bared, denudated, dismantled…
Example sentences
- strip Full body scanners perform a virtual strip search.
- bare I saw my uncle kill a scorpion with his bare hand.
- dismantle Algeria needs to dismantle political censorship.
- divest The company plans to divest its non-core assets.
- erode This will erode his credibility if it is made more widely known.
By length
- 4 letters
- bare1
- 5 letters
- strip1, erode2
- 6 letters
- divest2
- 7 letters
- undress2, despoil
- 8 letters
- denudate
- 9 letters
- dismantle3
- 10 letters
- impoverish3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (erode2 = 2 syllables).