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- [verb dee-foh-lee-eyt; adjective dee-foh-lee-it, -eyt]
- /verb diˈfoʊ liˌeɪt; adjective diˈfoʊ li ɪt, -ˌeɪt/
- /ˌdiːˈfəʊ.li.eɪt/
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- [verb dee-foh-lee-eyt; adjective dee-foh-lee-it, -eyt]
- /verb diˈfoʊ liˌeɪt; adjective diˈfoʊ li ɪt, -ˌeɪt/
Definitions of defoliate word
- verb defoliate To defoliate an area or the plants in it means to cause the leaves on the plants to fall off or be destroyed. This is done especially in war to remove protection from an enemy. 3
- verb defoliate to deprive (a plant) of its leaves, as by the use of a herbicide, or (of a plant) to shed its leaves 3
- adjective defoliate (of a plant) having shed its leaves 3
- verb transitive defoliate to strip (trees, etc.) of leaves 3
- verb transitive defoliate to use a defoliant on 3
- verb with object defoliate to strip (a tree, bush, etc.) of leaves. 1
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Origin of defoliate
First appearance:
before 1785 One of the 44% newest English words
1785-1795; < Medieval Latin dēfoliātus, past participle of dēfoliāre, equivalent to Latin dē- de- + foli(um) leaf + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Defoliate
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defoliate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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