disrobe
verbUK /dɪsˈɹəʊb/ · US /dɪsˈɹoʊb/
Etymology From dis- + robe. Compare Old French desrober in the same sense.
1
To undress someone or something.
- Goddamn this claustrophobia / 'Cause I should be disrobin’ ya2020, “House Music All Night Long”, in Beyond the Pale, performed by Jarvis Cocker:
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.1977 May 18, Ken Murrah, “'Champagne Complex' Is Simply Hilarious”, in The Daily Press:
- Antonyms
- enrobe
- Derived terms
- disrober, disrobement