unclothe
verb
un·clothe ˌən-ˈklōt͟h 
unclothed; unclothing; unclothes
transitive verb
1
: to strip of clothes
2
: divest, uncover
the hardest thing to unclothe is still our fears
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Synonyms
- disrobe
- strip
- undress
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Example Sentences
partially unclothed the patient for treatment
Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
unclothing
verb
as in undressing
to remove clothing from partially unclothed the patient for treatment Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- undressing
- stripping
- disrobing
- baring
- exposing
- denuding
- peeling
- uncovering
- undraping
- barking
- unveiling
- divesting
- flaying
- skinning
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- clothing
- dressing
- dressing
- robing
- gowning
- covering
- attiring
- costuming
- arraying
- investing
- vesting
- decking
- cloaking
- mantling
- draping
- garbing
- rigging (out)
- garmenting
- feathering
- swaddling
- furnishing
- swathing
- caparisoning
- apparelling
- appareling
- outfitting
- equipping
- accoutering
- accoutring