'Defoliate' definitions:
Definition of 'defoliate'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Deprived of leaves [syn: defoliate, defoliated]
verb
Strip the leaves or branches from; "defoliate the trees with pesticides"
Definition of 'Defoliate'
From: GCIDE
- Defoliate \De*fo"li*ate\, Defoliated \De*fo"li*a`ted\ a. Deprived of leaves, as by their natural fall. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'defoliate'
From: GCIDE
- defoliate \de*fol"i*ate\, v. t. [LL. defoliare, to shed leaves; L. de- + folium leaf: cf. F. d['e]foliation.] to cause (a plant) to shed its leaves. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'defoliate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- denude,
- dismember,
- draw and quarter,
- flay,
- lacerate,
- maim,
- mangle,
- mutilate,
- peel,
- pick to pieces,
- pull apart,
- shred,
- skin,
- strip,
- take apart,
- tear apart,
- tear to pieces,
- tear to tatters