nake

Meanings

verbnake (third-person singular simple present nakes, present participle naking, simple past and past participle naked)

present singular third person nakes · participle present naking · participle past naked · past naked

ScotlandTo make naked; to bare.
Come, be ready, nake your swords.
1606, Thomas Middleton, The Revenger's Tragedy, act 4, scene 4
Synonyms: expose, reveal

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make naked; to bare.

Similar

expose reveal

Also see

bewray expose lay bare reveal unveil

Origin

Proto-Indo-European*nogʷ-“to make naked”
Proto-Germanic*nakwōną“to make naked”
Old Englishnacian“to bare, strip, make naked”
Middle Englishnaken“to nake”
Englishnake

From Middle English naken (“to nake”), from Old English nacian (“to bare, strip, make naked”), from Proto-Germanic *nakwōną (“to make naked”), from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷ- (“to make naked”). Cognate with Old Norse nǫkkva (“to bare, expose”). More at naked.

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