disrobe
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
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to remove the clothing of (a person) or (of a person) to undress
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(tr) to divest of authority, etc
Other Word Forms
- disrobement noun
- disrober noun
Etymology
Origin of disrobe
Example Sentences
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When we were eventually led into Osmosis’ tidy changing rooms to disrobe, I smelled what she meant before I saw it.
From Los Angeles Times
I’m a fairly cerebral person and a lot of the work you have to do is disrobe yourself of reason, instincts, caution and understand it with what Ezra Pound called your “belly-mind.”
From New York Times
But the disrobing has other benefits: A thick, sour miasma of pig excrement engulfs me as I make my way inside, and I’m glad I’ve left my clothes behind.
From Science Magazine
As his teammates around him disrobed and walked to the showers, Herbert sat in front of his locker and stared at the ground.
From Los Angeles Times
Cameras are likely to pan away as they did when Queen Elizabeth was disrobed of her cloak and jewellery during her televised coronation in 1953.
From BBC
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