DEFOLIATES Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word defoliates. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DEFOLIATES
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| bare | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective • not having a protective covering • lacking its natural or customary covering adjective satellite • having no clothes on the body • lacking in magnitude or quantity • just barely adequate or within a lower limit • apart from anything else; without additions or modifications • lacking a surface finish such as paint • providing no shelter or sustenance • having everything extraneous removed including contents • lacking embellishment or ornamentation verb • expose to view • make public • lay bare | ||||||||
| leafless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having no leaves | ||||||||
| denudes | verbv | |||||||
verb • lay bare | ||||||||
| strips | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a relatively long narrow piece of something • artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material • an airfield without normal airport facilities • a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book • thin piece of wood or metal • a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music verb • take away possessions from someone • get undressed • remove the surface from • remove substances from by a percolating liquid • lay bare • steal goods; take as spoils • remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely • strip the cured leaves from • remove the thread (of screws) • remove a constituent from a liquid • take off or remove • draw the last milk (of cows) • remove (someone's or one's own) clothes | ||||||||
| unclothes | verbv | |||||||
verb • strip • take the covers off • get undressed | ||||||||
| defoliated | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • deprived of leaves | ||||||||
