unrobe en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English robe English unrobe From un- + robe.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To disrobe, to undress.
He thought by Cora's intent frown at him that she was going to state an objection to unrobing. Instead, she used a rejective wriggle to slither out of her frock, and there stood squirming, putting a shield of arms before her breasts and belly.
1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 197:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unrobed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unrobed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unrobes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unrobing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |