Synonyms

enrobe

American

[en-rohb] / ɛnˈroʊb /

verb (used with object)

enrobed, enrobing

to dress; attire.

The king was enrobed in velvet.

enrobe British

/ ɪnˈrəʊb /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

enrober noun

Etymology

Origin of enrobe

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

Example Sentences

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Toss it with fresh lobster chunks, enrobe cutlets with hollandaise and bread crumbs before frying, or make the most luscious broiled oysters you've ever had.

From Salon

A great glaze enrobes and enlivens the meat.

From Salon

Then, you end up with a sauce that is rich, creamy and enrobes the pasta beautifully.

From Salon

He toured Los Angeles with his Harvard classmate, the ethnologist and writer Charles Lummis, and admired the natural beauty enrobing the city.

From Los Angeles Times

They and their families are expendable indentured servants on a rock enrobed in perpetual darkness.

From Salon

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