UNCLOTHE

undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe, peel

(verb) get undressed; “please don’t undress in front of everybody!”; “She strips in front of strangers every night for a living”

unclothe

(verb) take the covers off; “She unclothed her innermost feelings”

unclothe

(verb) strip; “unclothe your heart of envy”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

unclothe (third-person singular simple present unclothes, present participle unclothing, simple past and past participle unclothed)

(transitive) To strip of clothes or covering; to make naked.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*clothe", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + clothe.]

Definition: To strip of clothes or covering; to make naked. I. Watts. [We] do groan being burdened; not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon. 2 Cor. v. 4.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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