What does denuded mean?
Denuded means simple past and past participle of denude.
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
simple past and past participle of denude.
Harvester ants have brilliantly carved an enormous niche for themselves in nature and etched indelible images in mankind: images from cartoon depictions of a backyard volcano erupting with angry ants when their home is trespassed, to images of vast stretches of the American West marred with ant castles surrounded by denuded moats of dirt.
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Denuded means simple past and past participle of denude.
Common synonyms include bare, uncovered, bald, denudate.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Harvester ants have brilliantly carved an enormous niche for themselves in nature and etched indelible images in mankind: images from cartoon depictions of a backyard volcano erupting with angry ants when their home is trespassed, to images of vast stretches of the American West marred with ant castles surrounded by denuded moats of dirt.
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