nake
/neɪk/
nake verb: to make naked; to bare.
Verb
nake (third-person singular simple present nakes, present participle naking, simple past and past participle naked)
Synonyms of nake
Forms of nake
| third-person singular present | nakes |
|---|---|
| present participle | naking |
| past participle | naked |
| past | naked |
Origin of nake
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.
Words that rhyme with nake
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- flake
- slake
- stake
- wake
- sheikh
- strake
- betake
- mosaic
- blake
- fake
- jake
- opaque
- forsake
- lake
- mistake
- raik
- retake
- sake
- claik
- hake
- partake
- quake
- Spirit Lake
- steak
- ache
- remake
- spake
- tea break
- wrake
- ake
- alphamosaic
- ashake
- Choctaw Lake
- crake
- Deer Lake
- demake
- eastern green drake
- glass snake
- laik
- moonquake
- Mud Lake
- overtake
- parliament cake
- prison break
- radiopaque
- rattlesnake
- reshake
- sodaic
Questions about nake
- What does nake mean?
- Nake means to make naked; to bare.
- What part of speech is nake?
- Nake is a verb.
- How do you pronounce nake?
- Nake is pronounced /neɪk/.
- What is the past tense of nake?
- The past tense of nake is naked.
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