robe

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US /roʊb/ UK /ɹəʊb/ See IPA manual

Freq #6982

Meanings

1

verb
clothe formally

Especially in ecclesiastical robes.
2

noun
A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.

Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; / Robes and furred gowns hide all.
3

verb
To clothe; to dress.

Robed in glory.
4

noun
outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions

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Synonyms

1 verb · clothe formally vest

3 verb · to clothe; to dress. dight

4 noun · outerwear consisting of a... gown

More clothe don

Word family

Forms robes

Derived forms bathrobebedrobeberobeddayrobederobedisrobeenrobelaprobenightrobeoverroberiding-roberobeclad

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academic robe
a formal gown worn for university ceremonies or other academic occasions

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English robe, roobe, from Old French robe, robbe, reube (“booty, spoils of war, robe, garment”), from Frankish *rouba, *rauba (“booty, spoils, stolen clothes”, literally “things taken”), from Proto-Germanic *raubō, *raubaz, *raubą (“booty, that which is stripped or carried away”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- (“to tear, peel”). cognates and related terms Akin to Old High German roup (“booty”) (Modern German Raub (“robbery, spoils”)), Old High German roubōn (“to rob, steal”) (Modern German rauben (“to rob”)), Old English rēaf (“spoils, booty, dress, armour, robe, garment”), Old...

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# robe

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /roʊb/
**IPA (UK):** /ɹəʊb/
**Frequency rank:** 6982

## Meanings
1. clothe formally
2. A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.
3. To clothe; to dress.
4. outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions

## Examples
- Especially in ecclesiastical robes.
- Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; / Robes and furred gowns hide all.
- Robed in glory.

## Synonyms
- clothe
- don

## Derived Forms
- bathrobe
- bedrobe
- berobed
- dayrobe
- derobe
- disrobe
- enrobe
- laprobe
- nightrobe
- overrobe
- riding-robe
- robeclad

## Etymology
From Middle English robe, roobe, from Old French robe, robbe, reube (“booty, spoils of war, robe, garment”), from Frankish *rouba, *rauba (“booty, spoils, stolen clothes”, literally “things taken”), from Proto-Germanic *raubō, *raubaz, *raubą (“booty, that which is stripped or carried away”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- (“to tear, peel”). cognates and related terms Akin to Old High German roup (“booty”) (Modern German Raub (“robbery, spoils”)), Old High German roubōn (“to rob, steal”) (Modern German rauben (“to rob”)), Old English rēaf (“spoils, booty, dress, armour, robe, garment”), Old...

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