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Defoliate
Defoliate verb - Strip the leaves or branches from.
Usage example: defoliate the trees with pesticides
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Nearby Words: defoliation, defoliant, defoliating
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Defoliate and Bare. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bare/defoliate
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