denudement

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noun

The process of denuding or stripping bare.

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Meanings

noundenudement (usually uncountable, plural denudements)

plural denudements

  1. uncountableusuallyThe process of denuding or stripping bare.

    The hill sides, however, have been abused by over-intensive farming, bad land use, and reckless denudement. The soil has been butchered; erosion runs rampant.

    1954, University of Chicago. Dept. of Geography, Research Paper (issues 38-41, page 173)

Origin

From denude + -ment.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

undemented
Cite this entry
APA

denudement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denudement

MLA

“denudement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denudement. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “denudement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denudement.

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