disrobe

English edit

From Middle French desrober, from des- (“dis-”) + rober.

disrobe (third-person singular simple present disrobes, present participle disrobing, simple past and past participle disrobed)

(transitive) To undress someone or something.
Synonyms: dismantle, divest, strip, unclothe, uncover, undress
- 2020, “House Music All Night Long”, in Beyond the Pale, performed by Jarvis Cocker:
  Goddamn this claustrophobia / 'Cause I should be disrobin’ ya
(intransitive) To undress oneself.
Synonyms: strip, get undressed

The doctor asked the patient to disrobe before her examination.
- 1977 May 18, Ken Murrah, “'Champagne Complex' Is Simply Hilarious”, in The Daily Press:
  It concerns a young woman (played by Wendy Rieger) with a rather curious problem: she starts to disrobe every time she drinks champagne.

undress someone or something — see also undress

Bulgarian: събличам (bg) (sǎbličam)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: ontkleden (nl), uitkleden (nl)
Esperanto: senvestigi,senvestiĝi
Finnish: riisua (fi)
French: déshabiller (fr), dévêtir (fr)
German: entkleiden (de)
Italian: spogliare (it), svestire (it)
Manx: neuchoamree
Maori: whakahahake
Polish: rozbierać (pl) impf, rozebrać (pl) pf
Quechua: q'aray
Romanian: dezbrăca (ro)
Russian: раздева́ть (ru) impf (razdevátʹ), разде́ть (ru) pf (razdétʹ)
Spanish: desvestir (es)
Swedish: klä av (sv)
Ukrainian: роздяга́ти impf (rozdjaháty), роздягти́ pf (rozdjahtý), роздягну́ти pf (rozdjahnúty)

undress oneself — see also undress

Bulgarian: събличам се (sǎbličam se)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Esperanto: senvestigi,senvestiĝi
Finnish: riisuuntua (fi)
French: se déshabiller (fr), se dévêtir (fr)
Khmer: ដោះខោអាវ (dɑh khao ʼaaw)
Maori: marere, unu (mi)
Polish: rozbierać się (pl) impf, rozebrać się (pl) pf
Russian: раздева́ться (ru) impf (razdevátʹsja), разде́ться (ru) pf (razdétʹsja)
Spanish: desvestirse (es)
Swedish: klä av sig (sv)
Ukrainian: роздяга́тися impf (rozdjahátysja), роздягти́ся pf (rozdjahtýsja), роздягну́тися pf (rozdjahnútysja)

Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967