Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to defoliate
Participle: defoliated
Gerund: defoliating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | defoliate |
| you | defoliate |
| he;she;it | defoliates |
| we | defoliate |
| you | defoliate |
| they | defoliate |
Perfect
| I | have defoliated |
| you | have defoliated |
| he;she;it | has defoliated |
| we | have defoliated |
| you | have defoliated |
| they | have defoliated |
Past
| I | defoliated |
| you | defoliated |
| he;she;it | defoliated |
| we | defoliated |
| you | defoliated |
| they | defoliated |
Pluperfect
| I | had defoliated |
| you | had defoliated |
| he;she;it | had defoliated |
| we | had defoliated |
| you | had defoliated |
| they | had defoliated |
Future
| I | will defoliate |
| you | will defoliate |
| he;she;it | will defoliate |
| we | will defoliate |
| you | will defoliate |
| they | will defoliate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have defoliated |
| you | will have defoliated |
| he;she;it | will have defoliated |
| we | will have defoliated |
| you | will have defoliated |
| they | will have defoliated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | defoliate |
| you | defoliate |
| he;she;it | defoliate |
| we | defoliate |
| you | defoliate |
| they | defoliate |
Perfect
| I | have defoliated |
| you | have defoliated |
| he;she;it | have defoliated |
| we | have defoliated |
| you | have defoliated |
| they | have defoliated |
Imperfect
| I | defoliated |
| you | defoliated |
| he;she;it | defoliated |
| we | defoliated |
| you | defoliated |
| they | defoliated |
Pluperfect
| I | had defoliated |
| you | had defoliated |
| he;she;it | had defoliated |
| we | had defoliated |
| you | had defoliated |
| they | had defoliated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would defoliate |
| you | would defoliate |
| he;she;it | would defoliate |
| we | would defoliate |
| you | would defoliate |
| they | would defoliate |
Perfect
| I | would have defoliated |
| you | would have defoliated |
| he;she;it | would have defoliated |
| we | would have defoliated |
| you | would have defoliated |
| they | would have defoliated |
Imperative
| you | defoliate |
| we | Let's defoliate |
| you | defoliate |
Verbs conjugated like 'defoliate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'defoliate'
refoliate,
decollate,
defalcate,
deflate,
desolate,
desolvate,
exfoliate,
foliate,
infoliate,
affiliate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *de
3. Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
4. Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
5. Proto-Italic *dē
6. Latin dē
7. Latin dē-der.
8. English de-
9. Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der.
10. Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom?
11. Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁-der.
12. Proto-Indo-European *dʰolh₁yom?
13. Proto-Italic *foljom
14. Latin folium
15. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
16. Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
17. Proto-Indo-European *-tós
18. Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
19. Proto-Italic *-ātos
20. Latin -ātus
21. Latin foliatusbor.
22. English foliate
23. English defoliate
24. From de- + foliate.
Sample Sentences
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Agent Orange was used to defoliate jungle vegetation.
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These leaves are the moth’s only source of food, and if left unchecked, the caterpillars can completely defoliate a single mighty tree. [2020, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments, Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, →ISBN, page 2:]