denude
[verb]
Synonyms: strip, disrobe, unclothe, undress, bankrupt, bare, denudate, deprive, dismantle, divest

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de‧nude /dɪˈnjuːd $ dɪˈnuːd/ verb [transitive 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 somebody/something of something
The fact that people have left farm work has denuded many villages of their working populations.
—denudation /ˌdiːnjuːˈdeɪʃən $ -nuː-/ noun [uncountable]

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