denude
verb
[ dɪˈnjuːd ]
• strip (something) of its covering, possessions, or assets.
• "almost overnight the Arctic was denuded of animals"
Similar:
divest,
strip,
clear,
deprive,
bereave,
rob,
lay bare,
make bare,
bare,
uncover,
expose,
deforest,
defoliate,
despoil,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin denudare, from de- ‘completely’ + nudare ‘to bare’ (from nudus ‘naked’).
