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disrobe

verb
/dɪsˈɹəʊb/UK/dɪsˈɹoʊb/US

Etymology

From dis- + robe. Compare Old French desrober in the same sense.

  1. derived from *Hrewp-✻ — “to tear, peel”
  2. derived from *raubō✻
  3. derived from *rouba✻
  4. derived from robe
  5. inherited from robe
  6. formed as disrobe — “dis- + robe”

Definitions

  1. To undress someone or something.

    • Goddamn this claustrophobia / 'Cause I should be disrobin’ ya

  2. To undress oneself.

    • The doctor asked the patient to disrobe before her examination.
    • It concerns a young woman (played by Wendy Rieger) with a rather curious problem: she starts to disrobe every time she drinks champagne.

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Derived

disrober, disrobement

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA