Disrobe
Verb
Etymology: it is analysable into dis- (prefix with the connotation of undoing or reversing the action or effect of the verb) and robe, which is from Old French robe (= booty)
Third-person singular simple present: disrobes
Indicative past, past participle: disrobed
Present participle: disrobing.
Transitively:
Definition: to divest (a person) of a robe or garment
Synonyms: to unclothe, undress, to strip, ungarment, disarray, disgown, unrobe
Antonyms: to robe, clothe, dress, invest, garment, enrobe
It may be translated by desvestir, in Spanish; svestire, in Italian; dévêtir, in French.
When midnight sounded from the clock-tower he touched a bell, and his pages entered and disrobed him with much ceremony, pouring rose- water over his hands, and strewing flowers on his pillow. A few moments after that they had left the room, he fell asleep.
Oscar Wilde (The Young King)
Alex pushed her back on the made bed and slowly, quietly unbuttoned her blouse, undid her skirt, disrobed her completely.
Elise Blackwell (The Unfinished Score)
He disrobed her from the waist up and began massaging. He was fully clothed. […] he then began to thrust into her butt area as if they were having anal sex.
Helena Rich (The Art of Masturdating)
***With the preposition of, (or, rarely, from) followed by a noun, designative of the robe or garment:
[…] Eveline felt herself lifted from her palfrey, and placed carefully and safely on the ground, in a sitting posture. A moment after, the same peremptory valet who had aided her to dismount, disrobed her of her cap […]
Walter Scott (The betrothed)
He instantly disrobed him of his blue gown, and threw him on his back with the aid of an equally powerful assistant, and began to uncover his stomach.
Robert Ballantyne (The Pirate City)
“You had better let me help you,” said Olive, gently, as, with a firm hand, she took hold of the shivering woman, or girl, for she did not look above seventeen, drew her to a seat, and there disrobed her of her drenched mantle.
Dinah Craik (Olive)
***Reflexively:
The parascenium, among the Romans, signified a place at the back part of the theatre, to which the actors retired for the purpose of robing and disrobing themselves.
James Elmes (… dictionary of the fine arts)
She disrobed herself even of the simple dress she wore.
Anne Marsh- Caldwell (Father Darcy)
Quickly disrobing herself of her splendid dinner dress, she bade her maid give her […]
Elizabeth Caroline (The Duke), vol. 1
“If I had thought that any ceremony was necessary I should have sent you notice of my coming,” cried Margaret, quietly disrobing herself of her large red mantle, and her close black bonnet.
Catherine Ward (The cottage on the cliff)
Intransitively:
Definition: to divest oneself of a robe or garment
Other English words derived from disrobe: disrobement, disrober
