disrobe

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɪsˈroʊb/ UK /dɪsˈrəʊb/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to take off clothing or ceremonial robes; to undress

The judge paused to disrobe before leaving the chambers.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to take off clothing or... undress stripunclothebare divest

Opposites

dress robe clothe attire

Word family

Derived forms disrobingdisrobeddisrobement

Related forms robe

Etymology

From dis- ('reversal') + robe, from Old French robe ('garment, booty'), of Germanic origin (compare Old High German rouba 'spoils, clothing').

dis- Latin robe Old French

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# disrobe

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈroʊb/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈrəʊb/

## Meanings
1. to take off clothing or ceremonial robes; to undress

## Examples
- The judge paused to disrobe before leaving the chambers.

## Synonyms
- undress
- strip
- unclothe
- bare
- divest

## Antonyms
- dress
- robe
- clothe
- attire

## Derived Forms
- disrobing
- disrobed
- disrobement

## Related Forms
- robe

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dis-
- Root: robe

## Etymology
From dis- ('reversal') + robe, from Old French robe ('garment, booty'), of Germanic origin (compare Old High German rouba 'spoils, clothing').

## AI Etymology
Disrobe comes from dis- ('reversal') + robe, from Old French robe ('garment, booty'), of Germanic origin (compare Old High German rouba 'spoils, clothing'). The etymological trail includes Latin dis- and Old French robe. As a verb, disrobe means to take off clothing or ceremonial robes; to undress. The same family is visible in derived forms such as disrobing, disrobed, and disrobement and related forms such as robe. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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