Undress

Quick meaning: Undress is a verb meaning (reflexive, now rare) To remove one's clothing.

Meaning

(reflexive, now rare) To remove one's clothing.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To remove one’s clothing.
2. (transitive) To remove the clothing of (someone).
3. (transitive, figuratively) To strip something off.
4. To take the dressing, or covering, from.
5. (now archaic or historical) Partial or informal dress for women, as worn in the home rather than in public.
6. (now archaic or historical) Informal clothing for men, as opposed to formal or ceremonial wear.
7. Now more specifically, a state of having few or no clothes on.

Example Sentences

to undress a wound

The doctor asked me to undress for the examination.

She undressed herself before putting on her bedclothes.

Mary began to undress her daughter in preparation for bathtime.

Word Forms

• undresses
• undressing
• undressed

Synonyms for undress

Depending on context, synonyms include denude, despoil, dismantle, disrobe, divest, doff.

Antonyms for undress

Common opposites include dress, clothe, apparel, raiment, garb, garment.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include disrobe, unclothe, discase, uncase, strip, oust.

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