DISROBE


Meaning of DISROBE in English

dəs, (ˈ)dis+ verb

Etymology: Middle French desrober, from Old French, from des- dis- (I) + robe robe, garment — more at robe

transitive verb

1.

a. : to divest of a robe

b. : to remove the clothing from : undress

the medical officer requested that the patient disrobe himself before the examination

2. : to divest or strip of (something that clothes, decorates, or dignifies)

has given us a certain view of kings, queens, and princes, disrobed of their formalities — C.G.Bowers

intransitive verb

1. : to divest oneself of a robe

2. : to undress oneself

on cold nights the children disrobed before the fire

• dis·rob·er -ə(r) noun

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