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Definition of robe verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

robe

verb

NAmE//roʊb//

[usually passive] robe somebody/yourself (in something) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they robe

he / she / it robes

past simple robed

-ing form robing

to dress someone/yourself in long, loose clothes or in the way mentioned a robed choir The priests were robed in black.

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