disrobe

[ dis-rohb ]

/ dɪsˈroʊb /

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verb (used with or without object), dis·robed, dis·rob·ing.

to undress.

Nearby words

disreputation, disrepute, disrespect, disrespectable, disrespectful, disrobe, disroot, disrupt, disruption, disruptive, disruptive discharge

Origin of disrobe

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

Related forms

dis·robe·ment, noundis·rob·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for disrobe

Directing her to disrobe, she would poach her in herbs in a hot tub and then literally electrify her.
The Sexy Side of Maggie: How Thatcher Used Her Softer Quality|Gail Sheehy|January 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The models, dressed in traditional habits, approached a makeshift altar where two square-jawed faux priests helped them disrobe.
NY Fashion Week: Time for Fashion to Get Hip|Robin Givhan|February 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
And, all arguments proving vain, it was necessary for her sister to disrobe her as though she were a tiny child.
Adventurings in the Psychical|H. Addington Bruce
English summer weather is rarely hot enough to make it necessary to darken one's house and disrobe.
Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, No. 33, November 1877|Various

Nevertheless, when it became necessary to search and disrobe the women he almost broke down.
The Wings of the Morning|Louis Tracy
Priests turned from the holy altar with plain intent, beginning to disrobe.
The Higher Court|Mary Stewart Daggett
Cold and wet as we all were, and completely tired out, we commenced to disrobe and get ready for the tea party.
Eighty Years And More; Reminiscences 1815-1897|Elizabeth Cady Stanton

British Dictionary definitions for disrobe

disrobe

/ (dɪsˈrəʊb) /

verb

to remove the clothing of (a person) or (of a person) to undress

(tr) to divest of authority, etc

Derived Forms

disrobement, noundisrober, noun

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