Tidal and other currents may also have some denuding effect upon the sea-bottom, but this can only be in comparatively shallow water.
"Geology"
James Geikie
It is true that now and again streams are found flowing in the direction of a fault, but that is simply because the dislocation is a line of weakness, along which it is easier for the denuding forces to act.
"Geology"
James Geikie
He imagined him dragging her by the hair, slapping her down, and denuding her.
"Corpus of a Siam Mosquito"
Steven Sills