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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nake

/neɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
nake
IPA
/neɪk/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make naked; to bare.

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

nakes (present, singular) naking (participle, present) naked (participle, past) naked (past)

Synonyms

expose reveal

Rhymes With

make take break lake wake mistake fake tea break cake spirit lake sake shake

Questions

How do you pronounce nake?
The recorded pronunciation is /neɪk/.
What does nake mean?
To make naked; to bare.
Where does nake come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce nake

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