spogliare

to strip, to undress

verb spoh-LYAH-reh Rare

Also means

to plunder, to strip bare

Usage Note

Spogliare can mean physically undressing someone (spogliare un bambino) or stripping something of its contents (spogliare un albero di frutti). The reflexive spogliarsi ('to undress oneself') uses essere. Do not confuse with spogliarsi in a theatrical context, where a spogliarello is a striptease.

Examples

"Ha spogliato il bambino per farlo fare il bagno."

Natural Translation

She undressed the child to give him a bath.

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