Definition of defoliate Defoliate
de•fo•li•ate
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What does defoliate mean?
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| defoliate - strip the leaves or branches from; "defoliate the trees with pesticides" | ||
| denudate, denude, bare, strip lay bare; "denude a forest" | ||
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| defoliate - deprived of leaves | ||
| defoliated | ||
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Wiktionary 
- defoliate (Verb)
To remove foliage from one or more plants, most often with a chemical agent. - defoliate (Adjective)
Deprived of leaves; defoliated.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- defoliate (a.)
Alt. of Defoliated
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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defoliate
de-fō′li-āt, v.t. to deprive of leaves.—adjs. Defō′liate, -d.—ns. Defoliā′tion, the falling off of leaves: the time of shedding leaves; Defō′liator. [Low L. defoliāre, -ātum—de, off, folium, a leaf.]
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🔤- defoliate, verb, present, 1st person singular of defoliate (infinitive).
- defoliate, verb (infinitive).
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