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dis·robe

 (dĭs-rōb′)
v. dis·robed, dis·rob·ing, dis·robes
v.tr.
To remove the clothing or covering from.
v.intr.
To undress oneself.

dis·rob′er n.
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disrobe

(dɪsˈrəʊb)
vb
1. (Clothing & Fashion) to remove the clothing of (a person) or (of a person) to undress
2. (tr) to divest of authority, etc
disˈrobement n
disˈrober n
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dis•robe

(dɪsˈroʊb)

v.t., v.i. -robed, -rob•ing.
to undress.
[1575–85]
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disrobe


Past participle: disrobed
Gerund: disrobing

Imperative
disrobe
disrobe
Present
I disrobe
you disrobe
he/she/it disrobes
we disrobe
you disrobe
they disrobe
Preterite
I disrobed
you disrobed
he/she/it disrobed
we disrobed
you disrobed
they disrobed
Present Continuous
I am disrobing
you are disrobing
he/she/it is disrobing
we are disrobing
you are disrobing
they are disrobing
Present Perfect
I have disrobed
you have disrobed
he/she/it has disrobed
we have disrobed
you have disrobed
they have disrobed
Past Continuous
I was disrobing
you were disrobing
he/she/it was disrobing
we were disrobing
you were disrobing
they were disrobing
Past Perfect
I had disrobed
you had disrobed
he/she/it had disrobed
we had disrobed
you had disrobed
they had disrobed
Future
I will disrobe
you will disrobe
he/she/it will disrobe
we will disrobe
you will disrobe
they will disrobe
Future Perfect
I will have disrobed
you will have disrobed
he/she/it will have disrobed
we will have disrobed
you will have disrobed
they will have disrobed
Future Continuous
I will be disrobing
you will be disrobing
he/she/it will be disrobing
we will be disrobing
you will be disrobing
they will be disrobing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been disrobing
you have been disrobing
he/she/it has been disrobing
we have been disrobing
you have been disrobing
they have been disrobing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been disrobing
you will have been disrobing
he/she/it will have been disrobing
we will have been disrobing
you will have been disrobing
they will have been disrobing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been disrobing
you had been disrobing
he/she/it had been disrobing
we had been disrobing
you had been disrobing
they had been disrobing
Conditional
I would disrobe
you would disrobe
he/she/it would disrobe
we would disrobe
you would disrobe
they would disrobe
Past Conditional
I would have disrobed
you would have disrobed
he/she/it would have disrobed
we would have disrobed
you would have disrobed
they would have disrobed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.disrobe - get undresseddisrobe - get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"
take off - remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"
undress, disinvest, divest, strip - remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments"
take off - take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!"
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disrobe

verb undress, strip, take off your clothes, remove your clothes, shed your clothes, bare yourself, divest yourself of your clothes, unclothe yourself, uncover yourself She stood up and began to disrobe.
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disrobe

verb
1. To remove all the clothing from:
2. To make bare:
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Translations

disrobe

[ˈdɪsˈrəʊb] (frm)
A. VTdesnudar, desvestir
B. VIdesnudarse
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disrobe

[dɪsˈrəʊb] (formal) vi (= undress) → se déshabiller
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disrobe

vi (judge)seine Gewänder ablegen; (form, hum: = undress) → sich entkleiden, sich entblättern (hum inf)
vt (form, hum, = undress) → entkleiden
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