undress

1 of 2

verb

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

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
The other said Scarr took him to nearby Disneyland and invited him to sleep at his home, where late at night Scarr undressed and climbed on top of him. Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025 One by one, every other player who was in the Colorado Avalanche lineup Tuesday night filed into the locker room, undressed from the club’s morning skate and left. Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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 The lead character, after all, spends much of the movie in various stages of undress. CNN Money, 30 Sep. 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 4 Nov. 2025.

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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