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🧑‍⚖️ Wearing a robe 🧑‍⚖️ To dress in robe
to berobed

to berobed

8.6
To dress someone in a long loose piece of clothing for a ceremony
  • verb
  • /bɪˈroʊbd/
  • Formal
translation icon : vestir con túnica
  • The priest berobed himself in a ceremonial robe before the service began.

Examples

  • The priest berobed himself before entering the sanctuary.

  • The honored guest was berobed in a flowing white garment for the ceremony.

  • During the festival, the children were berobed in colorful traditional attire.

  • The priest was berobed for the ceremony.

  • They were berobed in matching robes for the performance.

  • The honored guest was berobed in a flowing white garment for the ceremony.

  • They were berobed in elegant robes as they ascended the stage for the award presentation.

Synonyms

to robe
vsto berobed
  • Formal
4 5.0

To dress someone in a long loose garment for a ceremony

is used mainly for formal occasions and literal dressing
to gown
vsto berobed
  • Formal
3 6.9

To put a long formal robe on someone for a ceremony

focuses on formal dressing rather than strictly ceremonial clothes

How Formal

to berobed
  • Formal
8.6
to robe
  • Formal
4 5.0
to clothe
19 3.2
to dress
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

berobed infinitive
berobed past
berobed past participle
berobing present participle
berobes third person singular

Morphology

berobed = robe (transparent) = be + robe + ed

The prefix 'be-' is used to indicate the action of dressing someone in something.

Etymology

Berobed as a verb comes from the word part be- meaning 'to put on' and robe meaning 'a long, loose garment' like a gown. So to berobe someone is to put a robe on them for a ceremony, which is why the verb means 'to dress someone in a robe'.