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undress

und·ress

UK/ʌnˈdɹɛs/ US/ʌnˈdɹɛs/ fairly common
verb (2) noun (1)

verb

1.

get undressed

  • “please don”
  • “;”
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2.

remove (someone''s or one''s own) clothes

  • “The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim”
  • “She divested herself of her outdoor clothes”
  • “He disinvested himself of his garments”
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noun

1.

partial or complete nakedness

  • “a state of undress”

Origin

From Middle English undressen, equivalent to un- + dress. Compare Old English unsċrȳdan (“to undress”, literally “un-shroud”).

Phrases

  • undress parade
  • undress with one's eyes

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