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[ dis-rohb ] / dɪsˈroʊb / SEE SYNONYMS FOR disrobe ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with or without object), dis·robed, dis·rob·ing.Origin of disrobe1575–85; dis-1 + robe; compare Middle French desrober OTHER WORDS FROM disrobedis·robe·ment, noundis·rob·er, nounWords nearby disrobedisreputation, disrepute, disrespect, disrespectable, disrespectful, disrobe, disroot, disrupt, disruption, disruptive, disruptive discharge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for disrobeDirecting 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
verbto remove the clothing of (a person) or (of a person) to undress (tr) to divest of authority, etc Derived forms of disrobedisrobement, noundisrober, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to disrobeundress, shed, peel, dismantle, denude, remove, doff, deprive, unbutton, husk, bare, strip, unclothe, divest, uncover, shuck, denudate |