undress

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ʌnˈdɹɛs/ See IPA manual

Freq #9546

Meanings

1

verb
To take off your clothes.

The doctor asked me to undress for the examination.
2

verb
To take off someone else's clothes.

Mary began to undress her daughter before bath time.
3

noun
The state of being partly or completely naked.

He answered the door in a state of undress.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to take off your clothes. strip disrobe

More denude despoil dismantle divest doff peelunclothe

Opposites

clothe dress

Word family

Forms undressesundressing

Derived forms undressable

Related forms naked

Etymology

From Middle English undressen, equivalent to un- + dress. Compare Old English unsċrȳdan (“to undress”, literally “un-shroud”).

undressen Middle English

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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# undress

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ʌnˈdɹɛs/
**Frequency rank:** 9546

## Meanings
1. To take off your clothes.
2. To take off someone else's clothes.
3. The state of being partly or completely naked.

## Examples
- The doctor asked me to undress for the examination.
- Mary began to undress her daughter before bath time.
- He answered the door in a state of undress.

## Synonyms
- denude
- despoil
- dismantle
- disrobe
- divest
- doff
- peel
- strip
- unclothe

## Antonyms
- clothe
- dress

## Derived Forms
- undressable

## Related Forms
- naked

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: undressen

## Etymology
From Middle English undressen, equivalent to un- + dress. Compare Old English unsċrȳdan (“to undress”, literally “un-shroud”).

## AI Etymology
Undress is from Middle English undressen, equivalent to un- + dress. Compare Old English unsċrȳdan (“to undress”, literally “un-shroud”). The historical line also includes Middle English undressen. In present-day use, it can mean to take off your clothes, or to take off someone else's clothes. Derived formations include undressable.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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