undress

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English undressen, equivalent to un- +‎ dress. Compare Old English unsċrȳdan (“to undress”, literally “un-shroud”). === Pronunciation === enPR: ŭn-drĕs', IPA(key): /ʌnˈdɹɛs/, (noun) IPA(key): /ʌnˈdɹɛs/, /ˈʌndɹɛs/ Rhymes: -ɛs === Verb === undress (third-person singular simple present undresses, present participle undressing, simple past and past participle undressed) (reflexive, now rare) To remove one's clothing. [from 16th c.] (intransitive) To remove one’s clothing. [from 17th c.] Synonym: disrobe (transitive) To remove the clothing of (someone). [from 17th c.] (transitive, figuratively) To strip something off. [from 17th c.] To take the dressing, or covering, from. ==== Antonyms ==== dress ==== Derived terms ==== undressable, undress with one's eyes ==== Translations ==== === Noun === undress (countable and uncountable, plural undresses) (now archaic or historical) Partial or informal dress for women, as worn in the home rather than in public. (now archaic or historical) Informal clothing for men, as opposed to formal or ceremonial wear. Now more specifically, a state of having few or no clothes on. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === drusens, sunders