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