denude

About 0.06 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip.

   He denuded himself of his clothes.

2. verb To remove (something or someone) of their possessions or assets.

   Their property was seized, denuded and confiscated.

3. verb To strip (a mountain, volcano, or other geological formation) by erosion of outer layers so as to lay bare the inner structure.

Similar words

denudate bare strip unclothe undress lay bare devest disrobe divest undrape

Often followed by

the it them himself themselves a their of his and

Word family

denudation denudations denuded denudement denudements denudes denuding