disrobe C2+ Topic:Clothing & Appearance 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to take off clothing or... undressstripunclothebaredivest ↔ Opposites dressrobeclotheattire Word family Derived forms disrobingdisrobeddisrobement Related forms robe Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Clothing & Appearance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Clothing & Appearance markdown