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English adjective: defoliate

1. defoliate deprived of leaves


Synonymsdefoliated


Similarleafless


Antonymsleafy


English verb: defoliate

1. defoliate (change) strip the leaves or branches from


SamplesDefoliate the trees with pesticides.


ExamplesThey defoliate the trees


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)bare, denudate, denude, strip









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