disrobe

[ dis-rohb ]

/ dɪsˈroʊb /

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

to undress.

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Origin of disrobe

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

OTHER WORDS FROM disrobe

dis·robe·ment, noundis·rob·er, noun

Words nearby disrobe

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

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How to use disrobe in a sentence

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.
A guide to stone fruit: How to choose, ripen, store and cook with it|Aaron Hutcherson|July 9, 2021|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.
A district attorney sexually assaulted abuse victims on his office desk, authorities said. Then he allegedly pressured them to lie about it.|Katie Shepherd|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
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

They were then seized with something approaching a panic, and hastened to disrobe.
Scottish Ghost Stories|Elliott O'Donnell
She listened to his footsteps as they died away in the distance, and slowly began to disrobe.
By Right of Conquest|Arthur Hornblow
Two attendants are about to disrobe the Princess; a third kneels at her feet with a vase of anointing oil.
Catalogue of the Gallery of Art of The New York Historical Society|anonymous
Goddesses cannot disrobe, because their attributes are their substance.
Soliloquies in England|George Santayana
“I had no idea it was so late,” and she jumped up to disrobe.
Dorothy Dale's Great Secret|Margaret Penrose

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 of disrobe

disrobement, noundisrober, noun

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