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Definition of disrobe
intransitive verb
: to take off one's clothing
transitive verb
: to strip of clothing or covering
From the M-W Editors
Examples of disrobe in a Sentence
She disrobed and stepped into the bathtub.
the doctor instructed the patient to disrobe himself before the examination
Recent Examples of disrobe from the Web
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As the title promises, the cyclists will disrobe to one degree or another.
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Déjà Vu, founded in Michigan but now a national firm with offices in Michigan, California and Nevada, has operated many of its clubs under a model in which the clubs serve no alcohol but dancers disrobe completely.
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Fields, Brandon's girlfriend, said the group ordered the couple to disrobe and that Alway pointed a gun at them, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Clark County Superior Court.
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Deja Vu, founded in Michigan but now a national firm with offices in Michigan, California and Nevada, has operated many of its clubs under a model in which the clubs serve no alcohol but dancers disrobe completely.
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Most of the wildly expressionist works that fill Madani’s studio (a former furniture factory) feature these same men: middle-aged, hirsute, and often fully or partially disrobed, the better to display their soft, ladylike hips.
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On Wednesday, photographs flashed across the globe on social media of French police officers forcing modestly clad Muslim women on beaches to pay fines, leave or disrobe.
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An Israeli police officer who tried to pressure a woman into an affair was tricked into disrobing in her apartment, then set upon by her bat-wielding father.
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Origin and Etymology of disrobe
Middle French desrober, from des- dis- + robe garment, from Old French
DISROBE Defined for English Language Learners
disrobe
playDefinition of disrobe for English Language Learners
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: to remove your clothes
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: to remove the clothes of (someone)
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