/ English Dictionary

UNCLOTHE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: unclad   

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Get undressed

Example:

She strips in front of strangers every night for a living

Synonyms:

discase; disrobe; peel; strip; strip down; uncase; unclothe; undress

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "unclothe" is one way to...):

take off (take away or remove)

Verb group:

disinvest; divest; strip; undress (remove (someone's or one's own) clothes)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "unclothe"):

take off (remove clothes)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Take the covers off

Example:

She unclothed her innermost feelings

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "unclothe" is one way to...):

expose; uncover (remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Strip

Example:

unclothe your heart of envy

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "unclothe" is one way to...):

deprive; divest; strip (take away possessions from someone)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody of something

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