defoliate

de- +‎ foliate

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˈfəʊliː(j)eɪt/

defoliate (third-person singular simple present defoliates, present participle defoliating, simple past and past participle defoliated)

1. (transitive) To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent.

Agent Orange was used to defoliate jungle vegetation.

• defoliation
• defoliator

defoliate (comparative more defoliate, superlative most defoliate)

1. Deprived of leaves; defoliated.

defoliate (not comparable)

1. leafless

defoliate

1. second-person plural present indicative of defoliare
2. second-person plural imperative of defoliare
3. second-person plural present subjunctive of defoliare
4. feminine plural of defoliato