clothe

[klohth]
verb (used with object), clothed or clad, cloth·ing.
1.
to dress; attire.
2.
to provide with clothing.
3.
to cover with or as with clothing.

Origin:
before 950; Middle English clothen, Old English clāthian, derivative of clāth cloth

half-clothed, adjective
pre·clothe, verb (used with object), pre·clothed, pre·cloth·ing.
re·clothe, verb (used with object), re·clothed or re·clad, re·cloth·ing.
un·der·clothed, adjective
well-clothed, adjective

close, cloth, clothe, clothes, cloze (see synonym study at close).


1. robe, garb, array, accouter, bedeck.
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clothe (kləʊð) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , clothes, clothing, clothed, clad
1.  to dress or attire (a person)
2.  to provide with clothing or covering
3.  to conceal or disguise
4.  to endow or invest
 
[Old English clāthian, from clāthcloth; related to Old Norse klætha]

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clothe
O.E. claþian (see cloth).
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Example sentences
Then clothe me in a mantle and a doublet, goodly raiment.
To feed him, clothe him, and help him grow into a capable human being.
The cycle of poverty must be broken by providing the funds to adequately house,
  feed, and clothe the poor.
Our textile workers spun millions of yards of canvas to clothe and shelter our
  troops.
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