Defoliate - English meaning

Defoliate – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Remove leaves from (a tree, plant, or area of land), for agricultural purposes or as a military tactic.
Usage examples:
The area was defoliated and napalmed many times

verb
To make the leaves drop off a plant, especially by using strong chemicals

Defoliate translation into English

Defoliate: translate from English into Chinese

落叶, 除叶

Defoliate: translate from English into Dutch

Ontbladeren, Bladeren

Defoliate: translate from English into French

Défolier

Defoliate: translate from English into German

Entlauben

Defoliate: translate from English into Hindi

पत्तों से रहित करना, पत्तों से रहित किया हुआ

Defoliate: translate from English into Italian

Defogliare, Sfogliare

Defoliate: translate from English into Korean

낙엽, 잎이 진, 잎이 지게 하다, 잎이 지게 지다

Defoliate: translate from English into Russian

Дефолиировать, Уничтожать растительность, Лишать листвы, Лишенный листьев

Defoliate: translate from English into Spanish

Defoliar, Defoliado

Word origin

late 18th century: from late Latin defoliat- ‘stripped of leaves’, from the verb defoliare, from de- (expressing removal) + folium ‘leaf’.

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Defoliate – similar words

defoliated

verb
Remove leaves from (a tree, plant, or area of land), for agricultural purposes or as a military tactic.
Usage examples:
The area was defoliated and napalmed many times

Defoliated - all meanings in English

defoliants

noun
A chemical that removes the leaves from trees and plants, used in warfare.
Usage examples:
Much of the countryside was laid waste through carpet-bombing, napalm and widespread use of chemica…

noun
A chemical that is used to make the leaves drop off plants

Defoliants - all meanings in English

defoliant

noun
A chemical that removes the leaves from trees and plants, used in warfare.
Usage examples:
Much of the countryside was laid waste through carpet-bombing, napalm and widespread use of chemica…

Defoliant - all meanings in English

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