verb
disrobe
dihs-ROHB
verb
1
To take off one's clothes, or to remove clothing from someone else.
"The actor disrobed behind a screen for the costume change."
How to Use Disrobe
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo undress; a somewhat formal or literary way to say "take off clothes."
When to use it
A formal or slightly old-fashioned word — "undress" is far more common in everyday speech.
Word Forms
disrobed past tense, disrobes singular
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Etymology
From dis- + robe, echoed in Old French desrober used in the same sense.