defoliate

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English

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Etymology

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From de- +‎ foliate.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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defoliate (third-person singular simple present defoliates, present participle defoliating, simple past and past participle defoliated)

  1. (transitive) To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent.
    Agent Orange was used to defoliate jungle vegetation.
    • 2020, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments, Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, →ISBN, page 2:
      These leaves are the moth’s only source of food, and if left unchecked, the caterpillars can completely defoliate a single mighty tree.

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Translations

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Adjective

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defoliate (comparative more defoliate, superlative most defoliate)

  1. Deprived of leaves; defoliated.

Anagrams

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Interlingua

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Adjective

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defoliate (not comparable)

  1. leafless

Italian

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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defoliate

  1. inflection of defoliare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

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Participle

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defoliate f pl

  1. feminine plural of defoliato

Spanish

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Verb

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defoliate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of defoliar combined with te