disrobe

English

Etymology

From Middle French desrober, from des- (“dis-”) + rober.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪsˈɹəʊb/
• (US) IPA: /dɪsˈɹoʊb/, X-SAMPA: /dIs"roUb/
• Rhymes: -əʊb

Verb

disrobe (third-person singular simple present disrobes, present participle disrobing, simple past and past participle disrobed)

1. (transitive) to undress someone or something
2. (intransitive) to undress oneself

Synonyms

• dismantle
• divest
• strip
• unclothe
• uncover

Translations

undress someone or something

• Bulgarian: събличам (bg) (sǎbličam)
• Dutch: ontkleden (nl), uitkleden (nl)
• French: déshabiller (fr), dévêtir (fr)
• German: entkleiden (de)

• Italian: spogliare (it), svestire (it)
• Romanian: dezbrăca (ro)
• Russian: раздевать(ся) (ru) (razdevatʹ(sja))

undress oneself

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Anagrams

• borides, brodies