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nake

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /neɪk/
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  • rhymes with -eɪk

1

verb

Meaning 1

To make naked; to bare.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: desnudar — Translations
  • Spanish: calatear — Translations