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Quotation dates: 1498-1696
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Denude, v. Also: denud, -nwde, -nuid. [L. dēnūdāre. Also e.m.E. (1572), but app. rare before the 17th c.]
1. tr. To strip off; to make naked, to strip, of clothing or other covering.1513 Doug. xiii. ii. 17.
Furth have thai rent thar entralis, … And gan denude and strippyn of thar hydis 1533 Boece vi. i. 186.
The king … , denwding him of princelie cognissance, … gaif him to fle 1568 Pref. Lyndesay 4.
Beand … denudit of thair vpmaist garmentis, thay war fund bot verray fulis 1570-3 Bann. Trans. 61.
The tormenteris denudit me of all my cieathis a1578 Pitsc. I. 111/27.
He, beand denudit of all airmor … askand mercie … wpoun his kneis
b. To make empty or unoccupied; to clear.1513 Doug. viii. ix. 65.
Nor this burgh of sa mony citesanis Left desolat and denudit 1533 Boece vii. x. 240.
Scottis and Pichtis … with schott of arrowis … denudit the dyke of Inemyis 1548 Inchcolm Chart. 91.
At you denud the groundis ... of all and syndry the saidis Henrys and his spouss forsaidis gudis and thaim self
c. refl. To rid (oneself) of a person; to remove (oneself) from a place.1531 Bell. Boece I. 95.
Sindry princis … persuadit him … to denude him of the Romane lady, and to adheir to his lauchfull wiffe 1531 Montgomery Mem. 116.
I … sall deliuir the sayd … place agane to my fadir, and denud my selff furtht of the samyn
2. tr. and refl. To deprive or divest (oneself or another) of some possession, property, office, or right.1498 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 613.
Thaireftir I, myn aris, [etc.] … to be excludit and denudit of the said annualis rentis for euir 1535 Stewart 41223.
He did thame all denude Of land and lordschip, and all vther gude 1540 Lynd. Sat. 3900.
Thay salbe cleane denudit Baith of cors-present, cow, and vmest claith 1562-3 Winȝet I. 26/20.
He sould be denudit of his gudis and banissit the citie a1578 Pitsc. I. 50/26.
The chancelar … denudit him self of the chancelarie and past his way … to Edinburgh 1592 Digest Justiciary Proc. P. 34.
Albeit he and his be denudit of the saidis landis a1597-1617 Hist. Jas. VI 260.
Quhidder he did this upoun ane plaine intentioun to denude himselff, or upoun plaine hypocrisie, his consequent warkis shall testifie heireftir 1628 Dumfries Test. I a. 179.
She bindis her selffe to denude herselffe of all vther rycht that may befall her be vertew of her husbandis deceis 1662 Decis. Lords G. 12.
If the Earl should … think fit rather to have back the few, than that Grant should bruik it, he is obliged to denude himself
b. absol. To divest oneself of a right, etc.; to make a resignation.1665 Decis. Lords G. 97.
John … oblidges himself to denude in favours of Sir William 1677 Morison Dict. Decis. 16174.
If the lands apprised were not so good as the sum apprised for, he would not be obliged to pay, but to denude 1696 Glasgow Chart. II. 267.
The said town councell should purchase the saids lands … and thereftir denude in favouris of the saids three houssis
3. To deprive of a quality or attribute; to exclude from a state.1513 Doug. x. Prol. 97.
God … Gevis all gudnes, and is of nocht denudyt 1535 Stewart 22641.
Ȝe knaw … how that Maximian … Denudit ws of all power and micht c1550 Rolland Court of Venus ii. 454.
I pray thé … thow wald … me denuid of this curst cummerance c1552 Lynd. Mon. 435.
Men from felicitie wer denudit Be Adam 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 9701.
Him of all dignitie Thay quite denude for his infirmitie 1562-3 Winȝet I. 72/13.
Qvhy spulȝe and denude ȝe ws of this part of our Catholik beleif
4. To do away with; to dispel or dissipate.1533 Boece viii. i. 248.
The confederate kingis, … or thai wald denude the weris contrare Britouns … , thocht best to direct ambassiatouris to the barouns of Britan a1578 Pitsc. I. 47/17.
Thinkand it was wicious to denude the auld herietaig of ane house