entkleiden

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German

Etymology

ent- +‎ kleiden.

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Verb

entkleiden (weak, third-person singular present entkleidet, past tense entkleidete, past participle entkleidet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (formal, reflexive) to undress, to disrobe
    Synonym: ausziehen
    • 1906, Hermann Hesse, Unterm Rad [Beneath the Wheel]‎, Berlin: S. Fischer:
      Er ging weit vor die Stadt hinaus zur „Waage“, wo das Wasser tief und langsam zwischen hohem Gebüsch dahinfließt. Dort entkleidete er sich, steckte die Hand und darauf den Fuß tastend ins kühle Wasser, schauderte ein wenig und warf sich dann mit schnellem Sturz in den Fluß.
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