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Showing words for DEFOLIATE using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Defoliate

defoliate

8 Letter Words for Defoliate

foliated

7 Letter Words for Defoliate

adelite, deflate, feedlot, felidae, floated, foliate

6 Letter Words for Defoliate

adelie, aedile, aeolid, afield, atloid, daftie, defail, defeat, defeit, defial, defile, deflea, defoil, delate, detail, dietal, dilate, dolite, edital, eidola, elated, elodea, etoile, failed, fealed, feated, feloid, felted, feodal, fetial, fiated, fidate, filate, flaite, flated, flited, foaled, foiled, folate, ideate, idolet, iodate, leafed, leafit, lifted, loafed, lofted, odelet, oflete, oleate, tailed, tofile, toiled

5 Letter Words for Defoliate

adlet, adolf, ailed, aleft, alfet, aliet, alife, alite, aloed, aloft, aloid, atelo, atlee, atole, dalet, datil, dealt, defat, defet, delft, delit, delta, deota, diota, dital, doilt, dolia, dotal, edite, elate, elfed, eliad, elide, elite, fated, fatil, felid, fetal, feted, fetid, fidel, field, filao, filea, filed, filet, fleet, flied, flite, fload, float, floit, flota, flote, foeti, folia, folie, ideal, ideta, idola, iodal, laeti, lated, lefte, lited, oelet, oiled, oldie, taled, talio, teade, teaed, telia, teloi, tidal, tilde, tiled, todea, toile, toled

4 Letter Words for Defoliate

adet, adit, aide, aiel, aile, alee, alef, alif, alod, aloe, alto, aoli, ated, atef, atle, atli, daft, dail, dale, dalf, dali, dalo, dalt, date, dato, deaf, deal, deet, defi, deft, deia, deil, dele, delf, deli, delt, deti, dial, diel, diet, dilo, diol, dita, dite, doat, doit, dola, dole, dolf, doli, dolt, dote, eadi, eale, edea, edit, eide, eila, eild, elod, eole, fade, fado, fail, fait, fate, feal, feat, feed, feel, feet, feil, fele, felt, feod, feta, fete, fiat, fide, fido, fied, fiel, fila, file, filo, filt, flat, flea, fled, flee, flet, flit, floe, flot, foal, foid, foil, fold, fole, idea, idee, ideo, idle, idol, ilea, ilot, iode, iota, ital, itel, lade, laet, laft, laid, lait, late, lati, lead, leaf, leat, leda, lede, leed, leef, leet, left, lete, leto, lido, lied, lief, life, lifo, lift, lite, load, loaf, lode, loed, loft, loid, lota, lote, loti, odal, odea, odel, olea, olid, tade, taed, tael, tail, tald, tale, tali, tead, teal, teed, teel, teil, tela, teld, tele, teli, tiao, tide, tied, tile, toad, toda, tode, toea, toed, toil, tola, told, tole

3 Letter Words for Defoliate

ade, ado, afd, aft, aid, ail, ait, ald, ale, alf, alo, alt, ate, dae, dal, dao, dat, dea, dee, def, dei, del, det, dft, dia, die, dif, dil, dit, dle, doa, doe, dol, dot, ead, eat, edo, eel, efl, eft, ela, eld, elf, eli, elt, eof, eta, fad, fao, fat, fed, fee, fei, fet, fid, fie, fil, fit, fld, flo, flt, fod, foe, fol, fot, iao, ida, ide, ido, ife, ile, ilo, iof, ita, itd, lad, lai, lao, lat, lea, led, lee, lei, leo, let, lid, lie, lif, lit, loa, lod, loe, lof, lot, ltd, oad, oaf, oat, oda, ode, oft, oie, oil, ola, old, ole, tad, tai, tal, tao, tea, ted, tee, tef, tel, tid, tie, til, tlo, toa, tod, toe, toi, tol

Definitions for Defoliate

[1] to strip (a tree, bush, etc.) of leaves.
[2] to destroy or cause widespread loss of leaves in (an area of jungle, forest, etc.), as by using chemical sprays or incendiary bombs, in order to deprive enemy troops or guerrilla forces of concealment.
[3] to lose leaves.
[4] (of a tree) having lost its leaves, especially by a natural process.
[5] to deprive (a plant) of its leaves, as by the use of a herbicide, or (of a plant) to shed its leaves
[6] (of a plant) having shed its leaves

Words nearby Defoliate

defocus, defoe, defog, defogger, defoliant, defoliate, deforce, deforciant, deforest, deforestation, deform

Origin of Defoliate

1785–1795; < Medieval Latin dēfoliātus, past participle of dēfoliāre, equivalent to Latin dē- de- + foli(um ) leaf + -ātus -ate1

Other words from Defoliate

de·fo·li·a·tion , noun
de·fo·li·a·tor , noun
un·de·fo·li·at·ed , adjective

Word origin for Defoliate

C18: from Medieval Latin dēfoliāre, from Latin de- + folium leaf