to remove the clothing of (a person) or (of a person) to undress - (transitive)
to divest of authority, etc
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dis•robe /dɪsˈroʊb/USA pronunciation
v., -robed, -rob•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to undress: [~ + object]The nurse disrobed the elderly patient expertly.[no object]He was asked to disrobe and wait for the doctor.
dis•robe
(dis rōb′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., -robed, -rob•ing.
dis•robe′ment, n.
dis•rob′er, n.
- to undress.
- 1575–85; dis-1 + robe; compare Middle French desrober
dis•rob′er, n.
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