unclothe

American  

[uhn-klohth] / ʌnˈkloʊð /

verb (used with object)

unclothes, present (3rd person singular) unclothed, past participle, past unclad, past participle unclothing present participle

1. to strip of clothes.

2. to remove a covering from; lay bare; uncover.

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unclothe British  

/ ʌnˈkləʊð /

verb

1. to take off garments from; strip

2. to uncover or lay bare

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

Participles

• unclothing
  present
• unclad
  past
• unclothed
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• unclothe
  simple
• unclothes
  simple
• have unclad
  perfect
• have unclothed
  perfect
• has unclad
  perfect
• has unclothed
  perfect
• am unclothing
  progressive
• are unclothing
  progressive
• is unclothing
  progressive
• have been unclothing
  perfect progressive
• has been unclothing
  perfect progressive

Past

• unclothed
  simple
• had unclad
  perfect
• had unclothed
  perfect
• was unclothing
  progressive
• were unclothing
  progressive
• had been unclothing
  perfect progressive

Future

• will unclothe
  simple
• will have unclad
  perfect
• will have unclothed
  perfect
• will be unclothing
  progressive
• will have been unclothing
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of unclothe

First recorded in 1250–1300, unclothe is from the Middle English word unclothen. See un- ², clothe