undress Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun partial or complete nakedness
    • a state of undress
  2. verb get undressed
    uncase; peel; strip down; strip; unclothe; disrobe; discase.
    • please don't undress in front of everybody!
    • She strips in front of strangers every night for a living
  3. verb remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
    divest; disinvest; strip.
    • The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim
    • She divested herself of her outdoor clothes
    • He disinvested himself of his garments

WordNet

Un*dress" transitive verb
Etymology
1st pref. un- + dress.
Definitions
  1. To divest of clothes; to strip.
  2. To divest of ornaments to disrobe.
  3. (Med.) To take the dressing, or covering, from; as, to undress a wound.
Un"dress noun
Definitions
  1. A loose, negligent dress; ordinary dress, as distinguished from full dress.
  2. (Mil. & Naval) An authorized habitual dress of officers and soldiers, but not full-dress uniform.

Webster 1913