nake C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /neɪk/ UK /neɪk/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like neck /ɛ/ vs /eɪ/ Meanings 1 verb to make naked; to strip or lay bare (archaic) Winter had naked the trees of every leaf. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make naked; to strip or... stripbaredenudeuncoverexpose ↔ Opposites clothecoverdress Word family Related forms nakednakedness Etymology AI details A back-formation from naked, from Old English nacod ('bare, nude'), from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷ- ('naked'). nacod Old English *nogʷ- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nake **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /neɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /neɪk/ ## Meanings 1. to make naked; to strip or lay bare (archaic) ## Examples - Winter had naked the trees of every leaf. ## Synonyms - strip - bare - denude - uncover - expose ## Antonyms - clothe - cover - dress ## Related Forms - naked - nakedness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: nacod - Root: *nogʷ- ## Etymology A back-formation from naked, from Old English nacod ('bare, nude'), from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷ- ('naked'). ## AI Etymology Nake is a back-formation from naked, from Old English nacod ('bare, nude'), from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷ- ('naked'). The etymological trail includes Old English nacod and Proto-Indo-European *nogʷ-. As a verb, nake means to make naked; to strip or lay bare (archaic). The same family is visible in related forms such as naked and nakedness. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process - Register & Style markdown