denude
Remove all covering
To denude is to strip away covering—leaves from trees, soil from rock, clothes from a body.
The word suggests exposure of what lies beneath: Mining operations denuded the hillside.
Figuratively, to denude is to deprive of essential qualities or resources: Budget cuts denuded the program of any real effectiveness.
Outer fruit layer
- scrapeRub harshly against
- pareRemove outer layer
- flayStrip off covering
- decorticateRemove outer covering
husk · shave · abrade · erode · wear · scalp · trim · exfoliate
Reveal what's hidden
- revealMake something visible
- unveilReveal something hidden
- unmaskReveal true identity
- lay bareReveal completely
disclose · show · display · open up · bring to light
Unable to produce
- nakedWearing no garments
- baldWithout hair on head
- emptyHolding nothing inside
- starkSevere and unadorned
desolate · stripped · void · devoid · unadorned · spartan · plain · bleak
Large-scale woodland elimination
- erosionGradual wearing away
- desertificationLand becoming barren, infertile
- clear-cuttingRemoving all trees completely
- loggingRecording system events
overgrazing · soil loss · degradation · stripping · devastation · clearance · wasteland · barrenness
peel
Outer fruit layer
decorticate · husk · shave · abrade · erode · wear · scalp · trim · exfoliate · scour
uncover
Reveal what's hidden
lay bare · disclose · show · display · open up · bring to light
barren
Unable to produce
stark · desolate · stripped · void · devoid · unadorned · spartan · plain · bleak · treeless
deforestation
Large-scale woodland elimination
- erosionGradual wearing away
- desertificationLand becoming barren, infertile
- clear-cuttingRemoving all trees completely
logging · overgrazing · soil loss · degradation · stripping · devastation · clearance · wasteland · barrenness · habitat loss