undress
Americanverb (used with object)
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to take the clothes off (a person); disrobe.
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to remove the dressing from (a wound, sore, etc.).
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to strip or divest of or as if of a covering; expose.
to undress a pretense.
verb (used without object)
noun
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dress of a style designed to be worn on other than highly formal or ceremonial occasions; informal dress as opposed to full dress.
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dress of a style not designed to be worn in public; dishabille; negligee.
She couldn't receive guests in such a state of undress.
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the condition of being unclothed; nakedness.
adjective
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of or relating to clothing of a style less formal than full dress.
undress uniform.
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characterized by informality of dress, manners, or the like.
an undress dinner party.
verb
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to take off clothes from (oneself or another)
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(tr) to strip of ornamentation
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(tr) to remove the dressing from (a wound)
noun
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partial or complete nakedness
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informal or normal working clothes or uniform
adjective
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Origin of undress
Example Sentences
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The ubiquitous ads for the L.A.-based clothing company featured gritty, amateurish photos of seemingly ordinary young women, posed suggestively, in various states of undress.
From Los Angeles Times
“I think we achieved it, but along the way, we had to undress the character’s successes and failures, many of which had consequences in his life,” Gómez Fernandez says.
From Los Angeles Times
People came in every manner of dress and undress because the invitations I sent out were purposefully vague.
From Los Angeles Times
Butt or buck, the Lakers are showing that they can undress a defense.
From Los Angeles Times
Ms Searle, who was partially undressed, was discovered with a "severe head wound" in front of the couple's home at about 12:27 on 6 February.
From BBC
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