Disrobe: meaning, definitions and examples

Often used in formal or medical situations when someone is taking off their clothes for a specific reason or procedure.

• The patient was asked to disrobe for the examination

Commonly used in everyday language when someone is taking off their clothes, often in preparation for bed or changing into something else.

• Please undress and put on this hospital gown
• She undressed and put on her pajamas

Generally used when someone is taking off their clothes entirely, sometimes quickly or in an exaggerated manner. It can have a negative connotation if referring to removing clothes in public or in performance contexts.

• The children stripped off their wet clothes after playing in the rain
• The performer stripped on stage as part of the act

A more old-fashioned or literary term rarely used in everyday conversation.

• In the story, the heroine unclothed herself by the river