Disrobe
/dɪsˈroʊb/noun
To remove one's clothes; to undress.
Did you know?The word entered English in the 15th century through French and Latin roots built around a garment, not a magical act, yet it still carries the eerie sense of revealing what was meant to stay covered.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
re-
“back, again”
Latin
Latin
rōba
“robe, garment”
Old French
Old French
desrober
“to strip of clothing; to rob”
Middle English
English
disroben
“to strip off clothes”
Modern English
English
disrobe
“to remove one's clothes”