Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disrobe

/dɪsˈɹoʊb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: dis-robe
IPA: /dɪsˈɹoʊb/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To undress someone or something.

Transitive verb

verb

To undress oneself.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Goddamn this claustrophobia / 'Cause I should be disrobin’ ya"
"The doctor asked the patient to disrobe before her examination."
"It concerns a young woman (played by Wendy Rieger) with a rather curious problem: she starts to disrobe every time she drinks champagne."

Etymology

From dis- + robe. Compare Old French desrober in the same sense.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪsˈɹoʊb/
British English: /dɪsˈɹəʊb/

Usage

Inflected Forms

disrobes (present, singular) disrobing (participle, present) disrobed (participle, past) disrobed (past)

Derived Forms

disrober disrobement

Synonyms

dismantle divest strip unclothe uncover undress get undressed discase uncase strip down peel

Antonyms

enrobe

Rhymes With

job globe probe robe lobe loeb strobe jobe dobe thobe conglobe enrobe

Questions

How do you pronounce disrobe?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈɹoʊb/.
What does disrobe mean?: To undress someone or something.
Where does disrobe come from?: From dis- + robe. Compare Old French desrober in the same sense.

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