Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To remove the clothing or covering from.
- intransitive verb To undress oneself.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To divest of a robe or garments; undress.
- To divest of any enveloping appendage; denude; uncover: as, autumn disrobes the fields of verdure.
- To divest one's self of a robe or of one's garments.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb To divest of a robe; to undress; figuratively, to strip of covering; to divest of that which clothes or decorates.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive to
undress someone or something - verb intransitive to
undress oneself
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb get undressed
Etymologies
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Examples
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Apparently Sweet P's diva likes to "disrobe" - that is her thing.
Jane McGivney: Make it Work: Do These Cut-Out Leather & Lace Chaps Make Me Look Fat? 2008
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Now before he left the room, he said 'disrobe' but I'm leaving the boxers on.
Archive 2009-03-01 Tyler 2009
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Now before he left the room, he said 'disrobe' but I'm leaving the boxers on.
Tyler gets his first professional massage Tyler 2009
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The "disrobe" plan started as a Facebook group, organized by the leading protest group, Take Back Commencement.
Jett Wells: Sex Doll Crashes Jamie Dimon Commencement Speech (VIDEO) 2010
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When Mary Catherine came to him that morning—before he found Dick in the car—and started to disrobe, Father Amadi realized his ability to pretend had forever died.
Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011
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Browne, who grew up Catholic in Allentown, Pa., said he thought it would be funny to have the priests disrobe the nuns.
New York Fashion Week 2011: Showmanship by Michael Kors, Thom Browne, Derek Lam 2011
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There is going to be a distinct backlash on the Muslim community if American citizens are forced to routinely disrobe in order to board their flights.
Source: WH considers Friday incident attempted terrorist attack 2009
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Maybe if you'd been catching balls yourself, instead of spending the whole challenge trying to disrobe Grant Laudable as that lofty goal is, you might have found yourself "meant to win."
Tallulah Morehead: Survivor 22: Rerun Island: Small Minds and Giant Jesus. Tallulah Morehead 2011
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Forcing everyone to disrobe and be probed is likely going to be unacceptable to many non-Muslim Americans.
Source: WH considers Friday incident attempted terrorist attack 2009
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Grace feels the girls and the queen disrobe her with their eyes.
Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011
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