defoliate

English

Etymology

de- +‎ foliate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diːˈfəʊliː(j)eɪt/

Verb

defoliate (third-person singular simple present defoliat, present participle ing, 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.

Derived terms

• defoliation
• defoliator

Translations

to remove foliage from plants

• Bulgarian: обезлистявам (obezlistjavam)
• French: défolier (fr)
• German: entlauben (de)
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• Maori: kōmuku
• Spanish: defoliar (es)
• Swedish: avlöva

Adjective

defoliate (comparative more defoliate, superlative most defoliate)

1. Deprived of leaves; defoliated.

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Interlingua

Adjective

defoliate (not comparable)

1. leafless

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Italian

Verb

defoliate

1. second-person plural present indicative of defoliare
2. second-person plural imperative of defoliare
3. second-person plural present subjunctive of defoliare
4. feminine plural of defoliato