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English noun: undress | |||
| 1. | undress (state) partial or complete nakedness | ||
| Samples | A state of undress. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | nakedness, nudeness, nudity | ||
English verb: undress | |||
| 1. | undress (body) get undressed | ||
| Samples | Please don't undress in front of everybody!. She strips in front of strangers every night for a living. | ||
| Examples | They undress , They undress themselves | ||
| Synonyms | discase, disrobe, peel, strip, strip down, uncase, unclothe | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | take off | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | take off | ||
| Verb group | disinvest, divest, strip, undress | ||
| Antonyms | apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, garb, garment, get dressed, raiment, tog, dress, fit out, habilitate | ||
| 2. | undress (change) remove (someone's or one's own) clothes | ||
| Samples | The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim. She divested herself of her outdoor clothes. He disinvested himself of his garments. | ||
| Examples | They want to undress the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | disinvest, divest, strip | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| Verb group | discase, disrobe, peel, strip, strip down, uncase, unclothe, undress | ||
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