disrobe
verb
dis·robe
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disrobed;
disrobing;
disrobes
Definition of disrobe
: to take off one's clothing
: to strip of clothing or covering
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Examples of disrobe in a Sentence
She disrobed and stepped into the bathtub.
the doctor instructed the patient to disrobe himself before the examination
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During press, of course, interviewers were obsessed with her body and her disrobing scenes — sense a theme? — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, "Everything You Need To Know About Sharon Tate's Life — Not Death," 25 July 2019 Sutton reported became angry after dancers at the strip club invited his wife onstage and tried to disrobe her, the report stated. — Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com, "Stranger intervenes in argument between woman, husband at Florida strip club, gets punched: report," 14 July 2019 For it, the Queen disrobed her crimson cloak and sat in King Edward's chair in a white dress. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "The True Story Behind Queen Elizabeth II's Groundbreaking Coronation," 10 June 2019 Launching the Jeff Goldblum Dress up Magnet set that lets you mix, match and, uh, disrobe the great man himself. — Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, "Style Notes: Isabella Rossellini on Returning to Lancome; Hood By Air Designer Teams with Longchamp," 17 Apr. 2018 In the video, DiSabato said Strauss knew that many of the athletes were small-town kids who weren’t likely to protest if the doctor told them to disrobe, for fear of losing their scholarships. — NBC News, "Powerful GOP Rep. Jim Jordan accused of turning blind eye to sexual abuse as Ohio State wrestling coach," 3 July 2018 Getchius was charged with lewdness, disrobing in public and other offenses. — Fox News, "Woman accused of having sex at church pleads not guilty," 12 June 2018 But once in his basement, Greitens taped her hands to pull-up rings, blindfolded her, and started kissing and disrobing her without her consent, according to her testimony. — The Washington Post, OregonLive.com, "America has a massive truck driver shortage. Here's why few want an $80,000 job.," 29 May 2018 More than two dozen people in the audience joined Chai in disrobing Saturday, the Daily Sun student newspaper reported. — Alex Sundby, CBS News, "Cornell student strips down to her underwear while presenting thesis," 11 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'disrobe.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for disrobe
disrobe
verb
English Language Learners Definition of disrobe
formal
: to remove your clothes
: to remove the clothes of (someone)
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