undress

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verb

un·​dress ən-ˈdres How to pronounce undress (audio)
undressed; undressing; undresses
Synonyms of undressnext

transitive verb

1
: to remove the clothes or covering of : divest, strip
2

intransitive verb

: to take off one's clothes : disrobe

undress

2 of 2

noun

1
: informal dress: such as
a
: a loose robe or dressing gown
b
: ordinary dress compare full dress
2
: the state of being undressed

Examples of undress in a Sentence

Verb She undressed and climbed into bed. She undressed the children for bed.
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Verb
While the film — about a woman torn between two brothers — didn’t have anything that would qualify as nudity today, its scenes of Bardot undressing and dancing barefoot to African music scandalized viewers in France and America. Angelina Rascouet, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025 On May 19, 2023, Bradley-Brun woke up Mackay and told her to undress and get into a bathtub on her knees, per the release. Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
Noun
And a woman who did undress told investigators Archer did not suggest or encourage her to do it, according to reports obtained by The Republic. Robert Anglen, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025 Prosecutors accused him of forcing the two women to undress before robbing them at gunpoint, according to legal documents. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undress

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1596, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of undress was in 1596

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“Undress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undress. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

Kids Definition

undress

1 of 2 verb
un·​dress ˌən-ˈdres How to pronounce undress (audio)
: to remove the clothes or covering of : strip, disrobe

undress

2 of 2 noun
1
: ordinary dress
2
: a state of nudity

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