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To shed clothing with the gravity of someone who owns a robe.

means To take off one's clothes, especially in a deliberate or ceremonial way.

from From Old French desrober, to strip or rob, stitched from des- (undo) plus robe (garment) — the same root that gave us robbery, because a thief and a strip both leave you with less.

Robe rootsShares ancestry with the word robbery.
ToneSounds grander than its synonym, undress.
Formal useJudges and monarchs disrobe; everyone else changes.
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