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单词 disrobe
释义

disrobe

verb

dis·​robe (ˌ)dis-ˈrōb How to pronounce disrobe (audio)
disrobed; disrobing; disrobes

intransitive verb

: to take off one's clothing

transitive verb

: to strip of clothing or covering

Synonyms

  • strip
  • unclothe
  • undress
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Example Sentences

She disrobed and stepped into the bathtub. the doctor instructed the patient to disrobe himself before the examination
Recent Examples on the Web The new prisoners were told to disrobe and kneel with their heads pressed against a wall as guards beat them with batons, according to Dmitry. Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 31 July 2022 At one point, one of the men told her to go into the bathroom and told her to disrobe to search her, then threatened to rape her, charges allege. Meredith Colias-pete, chicagotribune.com, 17 Jan. 2022 In another, an audience of 11-to-13-year-olds asks probing questions about the bodies of adults who disrobe before them. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2021 According to the suit, that crew members would not permit Spears to close the lavatory door, so she was forced to disrobe in full view of passengers sitting in the first-class cabin. Author: Lori Aratani, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2020 One evening, at a dancy gay bar in Houston, sometime after eleven but almost certainly before one, the crowd reached that point in the evening where people start disrobing, loosening ties and opening buttons and wrapping hoodies around their waists. Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 1 June 2020 When she was done speaking, the policemen ordered her to disrobe and raped her, one after the other, in front of everyone. David Stavrou, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2020 When she was done speaking, the policemen ordered her to disrobe and raped her, one after the other, in front of everyone. David Stavrou, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2020 When she was done speaking, the policemen ordered her to disrobe and raped her, one after the other, in front of everyone. David Stavrou, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle French desrober, from des- dis- + robe garment, from Old French

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

disrobe

verb

as in to undress
to remove clothing from the doctor instructed the patient to disrobe himself before the examination

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • undress
  • strip
  • unclothe
  • bare
  • expose
  • denude
  • peel
  • uncover
  • unveil
  • bark
  • divest
  • flay
  • skin
  • undrape

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • gown
  • dress
  • cover
  • clothe
  • garment
  • dress
  • costume
  • invest
  • robe
  • apparel
  • vest
  • deck
  • array
  • cloak
  • drape
  • garb
  • furnish
  • attire
  • rig (out)
  • feather
  • equip
  • caparison
  • outfit
  • mantle
  • swaddle
  • swathe
  • accoutre
  • accouter
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