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to disrobe

to disrobe

12 6.3
To take off your clothes
  • verb
  • /dɪsˈroʊb/
translation icon : 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.