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dis⋅robe

[dis-rohb]
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -robed, -rob⋅ing.
to undress.

Origin:
1575–85; dis- 1 + robe; cf. MF desrober


dis⋅robe⋅ment, noun
dis⋅rob⋅er, noun
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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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Word Origin & History

disrobe 
1581 in intrans. sense of "undress," from dis- + robe.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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