verb (used with object), un·clothed or un·clad [uhn-klad] /ʌnˈklæd/, un·cloth·ing.
- to strip of clothes.
- to remove a covering from; lay bare; uncover.
verb -clothes, -clothing, -clothed or -clad (tr)
- to take off garments from; strip
- to uncover or lay bare
v.c.1300, uncloþe (transitive), from un- (2) + clothe (v.). Refl. sense is attested from late 14c. Related: Unclothed; unclothing.