unclothe

U1N1C3L1O1T1H4E1

verb

To strip of clothes or covering; to make naked.

Similar
undressdiscaseuncasestripstrip downdisrobepeeldivest
OriginMiddle English unclothen →
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Meanings

verbunclothe (third-person singular simple present unclothes, present participle unclothing, simple past and past participle unclothed)

present singular third person unclothes · participle present unclothing · participle past unclothed · past unclothed

  1. transitiveTo strip of clothes or covering; to make naked.

    For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.

    , 2 Corinthians, chapter 5

Synonyms & antonyms

verbget undressed

Similar
undressdiscaseuncasestripstrip downdisrobepeeldivest
Broader
removetaketake away
Also see
discasedisrobepeelstripstrip downuncaseundress

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishunclothen
  2. Englishunclothe

From Middle English unclothen, equivalent to un- + clothe.

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Translations

Bulgarian събличам, разголвам
  • събличам (săbličam)To strip of clothes, to make naked
  • разголвам (razgolvam)To strip of clothes, to make naked
Māori whakahahake
  • whakahahakeTo strip of clothes, to make naked

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with unclothe

loatheclothebetroth
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Anagrams

cunthole
Cite this entry
APA

unclothe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unclothe

MLA

“unclothe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unclothe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unclothe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unclothe.

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