unclothe

[ uhn-klohth ]

verb (used with object)

unclothed or unclad [uhn-, klad],unclothing

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

unclothe

/ ʌnˈkləʊð /

verb

1. to take off garments from; strip
2. to uncover or lay bare

Word History and Origins

Origin of unclothe¹

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

Example Sentences

One day he made me unclothe myself; I fainted when I must let my body linen fall: he revived me with salts and flasks.

From Project Gutenberg

We uncover, indeed we unclothe an ugly, pot-bellied, pale-orange larva.

From Project Gutenberg

We unfold the hidden operations, the very arcana of Nature, whom we unclothe as it were to her very nakedness.

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