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
In addition, just a few weeks prior, there was local uproar after Ted Nugent undressed a female fan on stage and grabbed her chest at his Fort Worth concert. Brayden Garcia july 22, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2025 Things escalated, and soon enough Jane was undressing and having intercourse with Don. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 6 June 2025
Noun
College officials would not answer questions about whether encouraging students to undress in an acting class — or being made to watch — was an explicit policy violation. Robert Anglen, AZCentral.com, 25 May 2025 Brock ordered the patient to undress in front of him, the complaint stated, and didn’t wear gloves during the procedure, which was done without a chaperone present. Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 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 29 Jul. 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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