ontkleden
Dutch
Alternative forms
- ontkleeden (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
From ont- (“un-, dis-”) + kleden (“to dress”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
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 ...)
Inflection
| Inflection of ontkleden (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ontkleeden | |||
| past singular | ontkleedde | |||
| past participle | ontkleed | |||
| infinitive | ontkleeden | |||
| gerund | ontkleeden n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | ontkleed | ontkleedde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | ontkleedt | ontkleedde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | ontkleedt | ontkleedde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | ontkleedt | ontkleedde | ||
| 3rd person singular | ontkleedt | ontkleedde | ||
| plural | ontkleeden | ontkleedden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | ontkleede | ontkleedde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | ontkleeden | ontkleedden | ||
| imperative sing. | ontkleed | |||
| imperative plur.1 | ontkleedt | |||
| participles | ontkleedend | ontkleed | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
- (to disrobe): uitkleden
- (to disclose): onthullen
Antonyms
- aankleden
Derived terms
- ontkleding
Related terms
- ontmantelen
- bekleden
- inkleden
- omkleden
- verkleden