disrobe

[ dis-rohb ]

verb (used with or without object)

, dis·robed, dis·rob·ing.

1. to undress.

disrobe

/ dɪsˈrəʊb /

verb

1. to remove the clothing of (a person) or (of a person) to undress
2. tr to divest of authority, etc

Derived Forms

• disˈrober, noun
• disˈrobement, noun

Other Words From

• dis·robement noun
• dis·rober noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disrobe¹

1575–85; dis- ¹ + robe; compare Middle French desrober

Example Sentences

If you find the skins difficult to remove, drop the fruit in boiling water for 30 to 60 seconds, plunge in an ice bath and then they should be more easy to disrobe.

From Washington Post

At least two of the women said Salsman forced them to disrobe in his office and then penetrated them without consent, and he allegedly asked the women to “clean up” in his private bathroom before leaving the office.

From Washington Post

Directing her to disrobe, she would poach her in herbs in a hot tub and then literally electrify her.

From The Daily Beast

The models, dressed in traditional habits, approached a makeshift altar where two square-jawed faux priests helped them disrobe.

From The Daily Beast

They were then seized with something approaching a panic, and hastened to disrobe.

From Project Gutenberg

She listened to his footsteps as they died away in the distance, and slowly began to disrobe.

From Project Gutenberg

Two attendants are about to disrobe the Princess; a third kneels at her feet with a vase of anointing oil.

From Project Gutenberg

Goddesses cannot disrobe, because their attributes are their substance.

From Project Gutenberg

“I had no idea it was so late,” and she jumped up to disrobe.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• undress