doff C2+ Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /dɑf/ UK /dɒf/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to take off or remove, especially a hat or clothing He paused to doff his cap as the procession passed by. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to take off or remove,... removetipraiseshedtake off ↔ Opposites donwearput on Word family Related forms don Etymology AI details A 14th-century contraction of 'do off' ('to put off'), from Old English don ('to do') + of ('off'), parallel to don ('do on'). don of Old English *dōną Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Clothing & Appearance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # doff **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /dɑf/ **IPA (UK):** /dɒf/ ## Meanings 1. to take off or remove, especially a hat or clothing ## Examples - He paused to doff his cap as the procession passed by. ## Synonyms - remove - tip - raise - shed - take off ## Antonyms - don - wear - put on ## Related Forms - don ## Roots and Affixes - Root: don of - Root: *dōną ## Etymology A 14th-century contraction of 'do off' ('to put off'), from Old English don ('to do') + of ('off'), parallel to don ('do on'). ## AI Etymology Doff has this etymological history: A 14th-century contraction of 'do off' ('to put off'), from Old English don ('to do') + of ('off'), parallel to don ('do on'). The etymological trail includes Old English don of and Proto-Germanic *dōną. As a verb, doff means to take off or remove, especially a hat or clothing. The same family is visible in related forms such as don. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance markdown