derobe

Remove one's garments

To derobe is to remove clothing, especially ceremonial or formal garments like robes.

The word carries a slightly formal or literary tone, often appearing in contexts involving judges, clergy, or royalty: The priest derobed after the service.

It can also mean simply to undress: She derobed and stepped into the bath.

undress

unclothe

Remove one's garments

unbutton · unzip · shed · peel · doff · remove · divest · unfasten · loosen · unlace

reveal

unveil

Reveal something hidden

divulge · reveal · unmask · lay bare · bring to light · manifest · display · exhibit · show · present

vulnerability

exposure

State of being unprotected

susceptibility · rawness · unprotected · baring · intimacy · sensitivity · fragility · helplessness · exposedness

stripping

peeling

Coming off in strips

paring · shearing · shaving · scraping · debarking · defoliating · flaying · deveining · filleting · shelling

Opposites
clothing action

deroberobe

Long loose outer garment

dress · clothe · enrobe · attire · garb

Family

robe, robed, robes, robing, disrobe, disrobed, disrobes, disrobing, wardrobe

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG