nake

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.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪk

Verb

nake (third-person singular simple present nakes, present participle naking, simple past and past participle naked)

1. (chiefly Scotland) to make naked, bare
   • Chaucer

     Come, be ready, nake your swords.

Anagrams

• Kane, Kean, aken, enka, kaen

Verb

nake

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of naken

Anagrams

• Aken, aken, kane

Alternative forms

• nakent

Adjective

nake

1. neuter singular of naken