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enrobe

[ en-rohb ]
/ ɛnˈroʊb /
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verb (used with object), en·robed, en·rob·ing.

to dress; attire: The king was enrobed in velvet.

Words related to enrobe

dress, wear

Words nearby enrobe

enrich, enrichment, enrico, enright, enriquillo, enrobe, enrol, enroll, enrolled bill, enrollee, enrollment

Origin of enrobe

First recorded in 1585–95; en-1 + robe

OTHER WORDS FROM enrobe

en·rob·er, noun
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Examples from the Web for enrobe

  • The sunlight filtered through the thin silk when the Emperor raised the purple to enrobe the kneeling Julian.

    The Death of the Gods|Dmitri Mrejkowski

British Dictionary definitions for enrobe

enrobe
/ (ɪnˈrəʊb) /

verb

(tr) to dress in or as if in a robe; attire

Derived forms of enrobe

enrober, noun
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