Present (presente)
| yo | defolio |
| tú | defolias |
| él/ella | defolia |
| nosotros | defoliamos |
| vosotros | defoliáis |
| ellos/ellas | defolian |
to defoliate
A technical, agricultural/environmental verb meaning to defoliate — to strip a plant or tree of its leaves, whether naturally, by pests, or deliberately with chemicals (una plaga defolió los árboles, un herbicida defolia la vegetación). It's most often seen in agricultural, ecological, or historical-military writing — the U.S. military's use of Agent Orange to defoliate Vietnamese jungle during the Vietnam War is a well-documented historical example of the deliberate sense.
Don't confuse defoliar (stripping leaves from plants) with deforestar (clearing an entire forest) — they're visually similar words but describe damage on very different scales.
Often confused with deforestar.
| yo | defolio |
| tú | defolias |
| él/ella | defolia |
| nosotros | defoliamos |
| vosotros | defoliáis |
| ellos/ellas | defolian |
| yo | defoliaba |
| tú | defoliabas |
| él/ella | defoliaba |
| nosotros | defoliábamos |
| vosotros | defoliabais |
| ellos/ellas | defoliaban |
| yo | defolié |
| tú | defoliaste |
| él/ella | defolió |
| nosotros | defoliamos |
| vosotros | defoliasteis |
| ellos/ellas | defoliaron |
| yo | defoliaré |
| tú | defoliarás |
| él/ella | defoliará |
| nosotros | defoliaremos |
| vosotros | defoliaréis |
| ellos/ellas | defoliarán |
| yo | defoliaría |
| tú | defoliarías |
| él/ella | defoliaría |
| nosotros | defoliaríamos |
| vosotros | defoliaríais |
| ellos/ellas | defoliarían |
| yo | defolie |
| tú | defolies |
| él/ella | defolie |
| nosotros | defoliemos |
| vosotros | defoliéis |
| ellos/ellas | defolien |
| yo | defoliara |
| tú | defoliaras |
| él/ella | defoliara |
| nosotros | defoliáramos |
| vosotros | defoliarais |
| ellos/ellas | defoliaran |
| tú | defolia |
| nosotros | defoliemos |
| vosotros | defoliad |
| yo | he defoliado |
| tú | has defoliado |
| él/ella | ha defoliado |
| nosotros | hemos defoliado |
| vosotros | habéis defoliado |
| ellos/ellas | han defoliado |
| yo | había defoliado |
| tú | habías defoliado |
| él/ella | había defoliado |
| nosotros | habíamos defoliado |
| vosotros | habíais defoliado |
| ellos/ellas | habían defoliado |
| yo | hube defoliado |
| tú | hubiste defoliado |
| él/ella | hubo defoliado |
| nosotros | hubimos defoliado |
| vosotros | hubisteis defoliado |
| ellos/ellas | hubieron defoliado |
| yo | habré defoliado |
| tú | habrás defoliado |
| él/ella | habrá defoliado |
| nosotros | habremos defoliado |
| vosotros | habréis defoliado |
| ellos/ellas | habrán defoliado |
| yo | habría defoliado |
| tú | habrías defoliado |
| él/ella | habría defoliado |
| nosotros | habríamos defoliado |
| vosotros | habríais defoliado |
| ellos/ellas | habrían defoliado |
| yo | haya defoliado |
| tú | hayas defoliado |
| él/ella | haya defoliado |
| nosotros | hayamos defoliado |
| vosotros | hayáis defoliado |
| ellos/ellas | hayan defoliado |
| yo | hubiera defoliado |
| tú | hubieras defoliado |
| él/ella | hubiera defoliado |
| nosotros | hubiéramos defoliado |
| vosotros | hubierais defoliado |
| ellos/ellas | hubieran defoliado |
| defoliando |
| defoliado |
| defoliar |
Want to practice? Try a conjugation exercise.
"defoliar" means "to defoliate".
The present (presente) of "defoliar" is: yo defolio, tú defolias, él/ella defolia, nosotros defoliamos, vosotros defoliáis, ellos/ellas defolian.
The pretérito perfecto compuesto of "defoliar" is: yo he defoliado, tú has defoliado, él/ella ha defoliado, nosotros hemos defoliado, vosotros habéis defoliado, ellos/ellas han defoliado.
The imperative (imperativo) of "defoliar" is: tú defolia, nosotros defoliemos, vosotros defoliad.