as in to undress
to remove clothing from
the doctor instructed the patient to disrobe himself before the examination
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Recent Examples of disrobe
The retooling emperor has been disrobed and rightly ridiculed by those far enough removed from the halls of power to speak plainly, the truth now apparent for all to see.
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Thomas Drance, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
The intro music for the sultry song comes on … and Elphaba begins to disrobe.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025
The family also indicted the girl was asked to disrobe to put on the jail garb but refused to take off certain items.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Women in the front row of his shows now howled for D’Angelo to disrobe.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
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Thomas Drance, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
The intro music for the sultry song comes on … and Elphaba begins to disrobe.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025
The family also indicted the girl was asked to disrobe to put on the jail garb but refused to take off certain items.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Women in the front row of his shows now howled for D’Angelo to disrobe.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disrobe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrobe
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Elliott, who coached middle school football and taught social studies, was arrested in October for allegedly filming students undressing in the locker room.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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On January 14, technical controls were added to block people from undressing others.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his royal title in October 2025 and pushed out of his vast home at Royal Lodge after reports of his association with Epstein hit a fever pitch.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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This energy often comes from the ionizing continuum, a powerful, high-energy flashlight from the black hole that strips electrons from atoms.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Disrobe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrobe. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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