denude

verb3

1. •
   To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip.

   • He denuded himself of his clothes.
   • Widespread deforestation has led to lands being denuded.
2. •
   To strip (a mountain, volcano, or other geological formation) by erosion of outer layers so as to lay bare the inner structure.

   • The well-known hill of Arthur’s Seat, which overlooks the city of Edinburgh, and many castle-crowned crags of the Forth and Clyde valleys, are the worn and denuded relics of these small volcanoes. — 1903
3. •
   To remove (something or someone) of their possessions or assets.

   • Their property was seized, denuded and confiscated.
   • The service was denuded of its capacity to deliver.