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bare vs defoliate

defoliate vs bare

bare and defoliate both are adjectives.

bare and defoliate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bare No Yes Yes No
defoliate No Yes Yes No
As verbs, defoliate is a hyponym of bare; that is, defoliate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bare:
  • bare: lay bare
  • defoliate: strip the leaves or branches from
Other hyponyms of bare include burn off.
bare (adjective) defoliate (adjective)
lacking its natural or customary covering deprived of leaves
not having a protective covering
having everything extraneous removed including contents
providing no shelter or sustenance
lacking in magnitude or quantity
just barely adequate or within a lower limit
apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
lacking embellishment or ornamentation
having no clothes on the body
lacking a surface finish such as paint
bare (verb) defoliate (verb)
lay bare strip the leaves or branches from
make public
expose to view
Difference between bare and defoliate

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