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
Investigators found videos of the girls showering and undressing on Dutton’s phone spanning from February 2021 to March 2023. Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025 Shortly after, the lawsuit says, Gaiman undressed himself and started to bathe with her. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
The victim undresses while standing on a sheet of paper that is meant to catch hair, fibres, and debris that could be evidence. Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025 Prosecutors said in their detention letter that a December raid of Tal Alexander's apartment in New York City found photographs and videos that showed Oren, Alon and third parties with women in states of intoxication and undress. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 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 21 Feb. 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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