unclothe

[ uhn-klohth ]

See synonyms for: unclothe unclad unclothed on Thesaurus.com

verb (used with object),un·clothed or un·clad

[uhn-klad], /ʌnˈklæd/, un·cloth·ing.

to strip of clothes.
to remove a covering from; lay bare; uncover.

Origin of unclothe

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

Words Nearby unclothe

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How to use unclothe in a sentence

One day he made me unclothe myself; I fainted when I must let my body linen fall: he revived me with salts and flasks.
The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Vol. II (of 2) | Charles de Coster
We uncover, indeed we unclothe an ugly, pot-bellied, pale-orange larva.
The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles | Jean Henri Fabre
We unfold the hidden operations, the very arcana of Nature, whom we unclothe as it were to her very nakedness.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2) | John Roby

British Dictionary definitions for unclothe

unclothe

/ (ʌnˈkləʊð) /

verb-clothes, -clothing, -clothed or -clad (tr)

to take off garments from; strip
to uncover or lay bare

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