verb transitive

dēnūdo

2nd PP dē-nūdāre · 3rd PP dē-nūdāvi · 4th PP dē-nūdātum · conj. 1st

to lay bare, make naked, denude

to lay bare, make naked, denude.

to uncover

i. q., nudo, to uncover (rare but class.).

denudatis ossibus, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 106: ne Verres denudetur a… literal ••

Lit.: denudatis ossibus, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 106: ne Verres denudetur a pectore, ne cicatrices populus Romanus aspiciat, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 13: capita cum superciliis denudanda tonsori praebuimus, Petr. 103, 3: matresfamilias et adultas aetate virgines, Suet. Aug. 69: (surculi) medullam, Varr. R. R. 1, 41, 2: femur virginis, Vulg. Judith, 9, 2.—

to disclose, reveal, detect, betray, expose figuratively •

Trop., to disclose, reveal, detect, betray, expose: denudavit mihi suum consilium, Liv. 44, 38; cf. id. 42, 13: multa incidunt quae invitos denudent, Sen. Tranq. 15: arcana amici, Vulg. Sir. 27, 17.—

to strip, plunder

i. q., spolio, to strip, plunder. *

civibus Romanis crudelissime denudatis ac divenditis, Lentul. ap. Cic. Fam. 12,… literal

Lit.: civibus Romanis crudelissime denudatis ac divenditis, Lentul. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 15.— *

ne dum novo et alieno ornatu velis ornare juris civilis scientiam, suo quoque… figuratively •

Trop.: ne dum novo et alieno ornatu velis ornare juris civilis scientiam, suo quoque eam concesso et tradito spolies atque denudes, id. de Or. 1, 55, 235.

Perseus ID: n13131 Key: denudo