- disrobe
- dis·robe
English syllables. 2014.
disrobe
Look at other dictionaries:
Disrobe — Dis*robe (?; see {Dis }), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Disrobed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disrobing}.] To divest of a robe; to undress; figuratively, to strip of covering; to divest of that which clothes or decorates; as, autumn disrobes the fields of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disrobe — index denude, divest Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
disrobe — 1580s in intrans. sense of to undress (oneself); see DIS (Cf. dis ) + ROBE (Cf. robe). Related: Disrobed; disrobing. Transitive sense is from 1580s … Etymology dictionary
disrobe — [v] take off one’s clothes bare, denudate, denude, deprive, dismantle, divest, doff, husk*, peel*, remove, shed, shuck*, slip out of, strip, take it off, unbutton*, unclothe, uncover, undress; concept 167 Ant. clothe, put on … New thesaurus
disrobe — ► VERB 1) undress. 2) take off official regalia or vestments … English terms dictionary
disrobe — [dis rōb′, dis′rōb′] vt., vi. disrobed, disrobing to undress … English World dictionary
disrobe — UK [dɪsˈrəʊb] / US [dɪsˈroʊb] verb [intransitive] Word forms disrobe : present tense I/you/we/they disrobe he/she/it disrobes present participle disrobing past tense disrobed past participle disrobed very formal to take your clothes off … English dictionary
disrobe — [[t]dɪsro͟ʊb[/t]] disrobes, disrobing, disrobed VERB When someone disrobes, they remove their clothes. [FORMAL] She stood up and began to disrobe, folding each garment neatly. Syn: undress … English dictionary
disrobe — verb Etymology: Middle French desrober, from des dis + robe garment, from Old French Date: 1581 intransitive verb to take off one s clothing transitive verb to strip of clothing or covering … New Collegiate Dictionary
disrobe — disrobement, n. disrober, n. /dis rohb /, v.t., v.i., disrobed, disrobing. to undress. [1575 85; DIS 1 + ROBE; cf. MF desrober] * * * … Universalium
disrobe — verb a) to undress someone or something b) to undress oneself Syn: dismantle, divest, strip, unclothe, uncover … Wiktionary
