defoliate
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de·fo·li·ate
(dē-fō'lē-āt') 
v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates. v.tr.
To lose foliage.
defoliation de·fo'li·a'tion n.
defoliator de·fo'li·a'tor n.
v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates. v.tr.
- To deprive (a plant, tree, or forest) of leaves.
- To cause the leaves of (a plant, tree, or forest) to fall off, especially by the use of chemicals.
To lose foliage.
[Late Latin dēfoliāre, dēfoliāt- : Latin dē-, de- + Latin folium, leaf.]
defoliate de·fo'li·ate (-ĭt) adj.defoliation de·fo'li·a'tion n.
defoliator de·fo'li·a'tor n.
Oxford Dictionary of the US Military:
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defoliate
v. remove leaves from (a tree, plant, or area of land) as a military tactic: the area was defoliated and napalmed many times.
defoliation n.
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categories related to 'defoliation'
- Practice, Tools, and Techniques - defoliation: unnatural and often unhealthy loss of leaves
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Defoliate
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - foretage kemisk afbladning af
v. intr. - foretage kemisk afbladning
Nederlands (Dutch)
ontbladeren
Français (French)
v. tr. - défolier
v. intr. - défolier
Deutsch (German)
v. - entblättern, entlauben
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποφυλλίζω/-ομαι, μαδώ, ξεφυλλίζω
Português (Portuguese)
v. - desfolhar
Русский (Russian)
лишать листвы
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - defoliar, deshojar
v. intr. - deshojarse
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使落叶, 除掉...的叶, 除叶, 去叶
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使落葉, 除掉...的葉
v. intr. - 除葉, 去葉
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 잎이 시들게 하다, 고엽제를 살포하다
v. intr. - 잎이 시들다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 落葉させる, 落葉剤をまく
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يجرد النباتات من أوراقها وبخاصه قبل أوان سقوطها
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - השיר עלים בשטח מיוער נרחב ע"י ריסוס כימי או פצצות תבערה כדי לחשוף את חיילי האויב
v. intr. - השיר עלים (עץ)
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