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to disrobe

to disrobe

12 6.3
To take off your clothes
  • verb
  • /dɪsˈroʊb/
: desnudarse
  • Please, go ahead and disrobe, Ms. Arbus.

They set up a table and ask you to disrobe and get on it.

Examples

  • When it was time for her appointment, she was asked to disrobe so the doctor could examine her properly.

  • After some hasty preliminaries, they retired to the bedroom, where she slowly began to disrobe.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • I need for you to disrobe and I'll step right outside.

  • Now, you just disrobe whenever you feel comfortable.

  • Then, move to opposite areas of the bedroom to disrobe.

  • Disrobe, please, and put this gown on.

  • They set up a table and ask you to disrobe and get on it.

  • Once again, she didn't bother to disrobe before entering the water.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Francesca rushes in and starts to disrobe, getting ready to shower and change for dinner.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I disrobed, stripping down to my underpants and T-shirt, then slipped between his sheets.

    Fiction book (1995)

Synonyms

to take off
vsto disrobe
∞ 1.5

To remove clothes or something from your body

is limited to removing clothing from oneself rather than any object
to undress
vsto disrobe
  • NSFW
88 2.0

To take off clothes from yourself or another person

is the more formal term for the same action
to strip
vsto disrobe
  • NSFW
63 3.4

Take off most or all clothes

is the general act of taking clothes off without stressing total removal
to expose
vsto disrobe
  • NSFW
56 6.1

Remove clothing so parts of the body are shown, sometimes in a sexual or public way

describes ordinary removal of clothes without implying indecency
to peel
vsto disrobe
  • NSFW
39 7.7

Take off some or all clothes in a noticeable way

is the neutral expression for removing clothes, not informal or showy
to strip down
vsto disrobe
  • NSFW
12 5.1

To take off most or all of your clothes

is the broader term for removing clothes without stressing completeness
to uncover
vsto disrobe
  • NSFW
11 3.4

Remove clothing to show part of the body

is the act of taking clothes off without focus on revealing
to strip off
vsto disrobe
  • NSFW
9 3.7

To remove clothes or a cover completely and quickly

describes removing clothes but not necessarily with speed or single motion
to divest
vsto disrobe
  • Formal
3 7.3

Remove clothes from the body

is the neutral term for removing clothes without formal intention
to unclothe
vsto disrobe
  • NSFW
7.4

To remove clothes from a person or a cover from an object

refers to personal undressing rather than figurative or symbolic removal

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

To put clothes on yourself or someone else

19 3.2

To put clothes on someone or cover their body with clothes

How Dressed

to disrobe
12 6.3
to undress
  • NSFW
88 2.0
to take off
∞ 1.5
to unbutton
22 1.0

Surface Forms

disrobe infinitive
disrobed past
disrobed past participle
disrobing present participle
disrobes third person singular

Morphology

disrobe = robe (semi-transparent) = dis + robe

The prefix 'dis-' clearly reverses the verb 'robe', but many learners know 'robe' mainly as a noun, so the broader sense 'undress' is not fully obvious.

Etymology

Disrobe breaks into dis- meaning 'take off' or 'away' and robe meaning 'a long piece of clothing'. So, to disrobe is to 'take off' your clothes, in other words to undress.