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defoliate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /diːˈfəʊliː(j)eɪt/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom? Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰolh₁yom? Proto-Italic *foljom Latin folium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin foliatusbor. English foliate English defoliate From de- + foliate.

Meanings

  1. Deprived of leaves; defoliated.

Forms

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most defoliate Degree=Sup lexicographic
more defoliate Degree=Cmp lexicographic

defoliate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /diːˈfəʊliː(j)eɪt/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom? Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰolh₁yom? Proto-Italic *foljom Latin folium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin foliatusbor. English foliate English defoliate From de- + foliate.

Meanings

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

Forms

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defoliated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
defoliated Tense=Past lexicographic
defoliating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
defoliates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

defoliation · defoliator · defoliant · nondefoliating

Translations (8)

mi kōmuku (to remove foliage from plants) · fr défolier (to remove foliage from plants) · pt desfolhar (to remove foliage from plants) · sv avlöva (to remove foliage from plants) · bg обезлистявам (to remove foliage from plants) · es defoliar (to remove foliage from plants) · de entlauben (to remove foliage from plants) · ca defoliar (to remove foliage from plants)