unclothe
Americanverb (used with object)
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to strip of clothes.
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to remove a covering from; lay bare; uncover.
verb
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to take off garments from; strip
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to uncover or lay bare
Etymology
Origin of unclothe
First recorded in 1250–1300, unclothe is from the Middle English word unclothen. See un- 2, clothe
Example Sentences
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With some actors, words clothe feelings; with Jones, feelings unclothe words so that joy, rage, wonder and sadness radiate nakedly through the theater.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bethink yourself how love Fared in us twain, what either did; Shall I unclothe my soul thereof?
From Poems & Ballads (First Series) by Swinburne, Algernon Charles
She regarded herself with detachment as a remarkable phenomenon, and therefore she could impersonally describe her career without any of the ordinary restraints—just as a shopman might clothe or unclothe a model in his window.
From Mr. Prohack by Bennett, Arnold
How came so many men of such different races and nations of mankind to hasten to unclothe themselves of all their previous beliefs in order to adopt these fantastical fables?
From The Eclipse of Faith Or, A Visit To A Religious Sceptic by Rogers, Henry
This with him was to unclothe himself of his true strength.
From Robert Burns by Shairp, John Campbell
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