disrobe en · VERB
Pronunciation
Etymology
From dis- + robe. Compare Old French desrober in the same sense.
Meanings
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(transitive) To undress someone or something.
Goddamn this claustrophobia / 'Cause I should be disrobin’ ya
2020, “House Music All Night Long”, in Beyond the Pale, performed by Jarvis Cocker:
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(intransitive) To undress oneself.
It concerns a young woman (played by Wendy Rieger) with a rather curious problem: she starts to disrobe every time she drinks champagne.
1977 May 18, Ken Murrah, “'Champagne Complex' Is Simply Hilarious”, in The Daily Press:The doctor asked the patient to disrobe before her examination.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disrobes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| disrobing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disrobed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disrobed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
Synonyms
divest · get undressed · unclothe · undress · uncover · strip · strip · dismantle
Translations (44)
ru разде́ться (undress oneself — see also undress) · fi riisua (undress someone or something — see also undress) · qu q'aray (undress someone or something — see also undress) · uk роздягну́тися (undress oneself — see also undress) · cmn 脫掉……的衣服 /脱掉……的衣服 (undress someone or something — see also undress) · uk роздяга́ти (undress someone or something — see also undress) · pl rozbierać (undress someone or something — see also undress) · eo senvestiĝi (undress oneself — see also undress) · mi whakahahake (undress someone or something — see also undress) · ru разде́ть (undress someone or something — see also undress) · pl rozbierać się (undress oneself — see also undress) · fr déshabiller (undress someone or something — see also undress) · pl rozebrać się (undress oneself — see also undress) · it spogliare (undress someone or something — see also undress) · es desvestirse (undress oneself — see also undress) · nl ontkleden (undress someone or something — see also undress) · km ដោះខោអាវ (undress oneself — see also undress) · eo senvestiĝi (undress someone or something — see also undress) · es desvestir (undress someone or something — see also undress) · ru раздева́ть (undress someone or something — see also undress) · fr dévêtir (undress someone or something — see also undress) · de entkleiden (undress someone or something — see also undress) · ru раздева́ться (undress oneself — see also undress) · uk роздягти́ся (undress oneself — see also undress) · sv klä av sig (undress oneself — see also undress) · ro dezbrăca (undress someone or something — see also undress) · nl uitkleden (undress someone or something — see also undress) · uk роздягну́ти (undress someone or something — see also undress) · uk роздягти́ (undress someone or something — see also undress) · pl rozebrać (undress someone or something — see also undress) · sv klä av (undress someone or something — see also undress) · mi unu (undress oneself — see also undress) · uk роздяга́тися (undress oneself — see also undress) · eo senvestigi (undress oneself — see also undress) · fi riisuuntua (undress oneself — see also undress) · bg събличам се (undress oneself — see also undress) · bg събличам (undress someone or something — see also undress) · it svestire (undress someone or something — see also undress) · fr se dévêtir (undress oneself — see also undress) · cmn 脫衣服 /脱衣服 (undress oneself — see also undress) · mi marere (undress oneself — see also undress) · eo senvestigi (undress someone or something — see also undress) · fr se déshabiller (undress oneself — see also undress) · gv neuchoamree (undress someone or something — see also undress)