disrobes

verb

present tense third-person singular of disrobe
as in undresses
to remove clothing from the doctor instructed the patient to disrobe himself before the examination

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Recent Examples of disrobes The film disrobes Wintour’s mythos by peeling back that which surrounds Miranda, who bears the editor’s same chilly, soft-spoken tenor whether exhilarated or furious. — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
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strips
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  • Work that strips human beings of dignity is often work that no longer requires distinctly human qualities at all.
    — Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The problem is that converting a recipe into easy-to-follow instructions in Apple’s own format also strips it of its context, including the ads and affiliate links that many recipe writers rely on for their income.
    — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of strips

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