nake

C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /neɪk/ UK /neɪk/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like neck /ɛ/ vs /eɪ/

verb

Meanings

1

verb
to make naked; to strip or lay bare (archaic)

Winter had naked the trees of every leaf.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make naked; to strip or... strip bare denude uncover expose

Opposites

clothe cover dress

Word family

Related forms naked nakedness

Etymology

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

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# 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

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