English Explanatory Dictionary

nake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make naked; to bare.

Pronunciation

/neɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nake.wav

Word forms

nake nakes naking naked

Etymology

From Middle English naken (“to nake”), from Old English nacian (“to bare, strip, make naked”), from Proto-Germanic *nakwōną (“to make naked”), from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷ- (“to make naked”). Cognate with Old Norse nǫkkva (“to bare, expose”). More at naked.

Synonyms

expose reveal
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