ALL meanings of defoliate
de·fo·li·ate
D d - 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 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
- verb with object defoliate to strip (a tree, bush, etc.) of leaves. 1
- verb with object defoliate to destroy or cause widespread loss of leaves in (an area of jungle, forest, etc.), as by using chemical sprays or incendiary bombs, in order to deprive enemy troops or guerrilla forces of concealment. 1
- verb without object defoliate to lose leaves. 1
- adjective defoliate (of a tree) having lost its leaves, especially by a natural process. 1
- transitive verb defoliate strip leaves from 1
- noun defoliate Remove leaves from (a tree, plant, or area of land), for agricultural purposes or as a military tactic. 1
- verb defoliate (Transitive Verb) To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent. 0
- adjective defoliate Deprived of leaves; defoliated. 0