verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To undress someone or something. transitive

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

2. 2
   get undressed wordnet
3. 3
   To undress oneself. intransitive

   "The doctor asked the patient to disrobe before her examination."

Synonyms

All synonyms

stripunclotheundressbankruptbaredenude

Antonyms

All antonyms

dressenrobe

Example

More examples

"All workers are required to disrobe and enter the delousing chamber."

Etymology

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

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