ontkleden
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ontkleeden (obsolete spelling)
Etymology[edit]
From ont- (“un-, dis-”) + kleden (“to dress”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
ontkleden
- (transitive) To undress, disrobe someone or something
- The reflexive form zich ontkleden is used as an intransitive form: To undress oneself, get naked
- (transitive, figuratively) To 'dismantle' something by removing a cover
- (transitive, figuratively) To (lay) bare, disclose, unveil, reveal
- The reflexive form zich ontkleden van ... is used as an intransitive form: To rid oneself, dispose (of ...)