Denude
verb (used with object), denuded, denuding.
1.
to make naked or bare; strip:
The storm completely denuded the trees.
2.
Geology. to subject to denudation.
verb (transitive)
1.
to divest of covering; make bare; uncover; strip
2.
to expose (rock) by the erosion of the layers above
denude de·nude (dĭ-nōōd’, -nyōōd’)
v. de·nud·ed, de·nud·ing, de·nudes
To divest of a covering, as myelin.
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