Meaning of DEFOLIATE
| Pronunciation: | | [adj]dee'fowleeit, [v]dee'fowlee`eyt, dee'fowli`eyt
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- [adj] deprived of leaves
- [v] strip the leaves or branches from; "defoliate the trees with pesticides"
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| | Synonyms: | | defoliated, leafless |
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| | See Also: | | bare, denudate, denude, strip | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \De*fo"li*ate\, Defoliated \De*fo"li*a`ted\ a.
Deprived of leaves, as by their natural fall.
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| | Related Terms: | | denude, dismember, draw and quarter, flay, lacerate, maim, mangle, mutilate, peel, pick to pieces, pull apart, shred, skin, strip, take apart, tear apart, tear to pieces, tear to tatters |
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