English → Latin
“undress” in Latin
pōnōto place; to put; to lay; to ordain; to appoint; to make (something); to set up; to pitch (camp)apodytēriumchanging room
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
undress
exuere aliquem veste (general term, to take off anybody’s clothes): detrahere alicui vestem (to draw off his clothes): nudare aliquem (to strip him; i. e., in order to scourge him): aliquem veste or vestibus spoliare (to deprive of clothing). To undress one’s self, exuere vestem; ponere, deponere vestem (to put off one’s clothes): an undressing room, apodyterium (especially at the baths).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for undress?
- The usual Latin words for “undress” are pōnō, apodytērium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.