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unrobe

unrobe verb: to disrobe, to undress.

Verb

unrobe (third-person singular simple present unrobes, present participle unrobing, simple past and past participle unrobed)

  1. (ambitransitive) To disrobe, to undress.
    • He thought by Cora's intent frown at him that she was going to state an objection to unrobing. Instead, she used a rejective wriggle to slither out of her frock, and there stood squirming, putting a shield of arms before her breasts and belly.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 197
    Synonyms:
    divest, dismantle

Synonyms of unrobe

Forms of unrobe

third-person singular presentunrobes
present participleunrobing
past participleunrobed
pastunrobed

Origin of unrobe

From un- + robe.

Questions about unrobe

What does unrobe mean?
Unrobe means to disrobe, to undress.
What part of speech is unrobe?
Unrobe is a verb.
What is the past tense of unrobe?
The past tense of unrobe is unrobed.

Words near unrobe in the dictionary

  1. unroast
  2. unroasted
  3. unroasting
  4. unroasts
  5. unrobbed
  6. unrobe
  7. unrobed
  8. unrobes
  9. unrobing
  10. unrobotic
  11. unrobust

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