clothe

[ klohth ]
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verb (used with object),clothed or clad, cloth·ing.
  1. to dress; attire.

  2. to provide with clothing.

  1. to cover with or as with clothing.

Origin of clothe

1
before 950; Middle English clothen,Old English clāthian, derivative of clāthcloth

Other words for clothe

Other words from clothe

  • 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

Words that may be confused with clothe

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How to use clothe in a sentence

  • When we attempt to reclothe them in modern form or language to suit “private interpretation” their strength is departed from them.

  • With a fair chance we can and will reclothe these denuded mountains with forests, and we ask for that chance.

    The Fight For Conservation | Gifford Pinchot
  • No remorse could open the gates of the tomb, or reclothe with beauty and bloom the ruins of life.

  • He said he did not keep two suits of the same kind in stock, but manufactured a second when it was needed to reclothe the dummy.

    A Tramp Abroad, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • It paid better, because it was much easier, to reclothe than to restore!

    There and Back | George MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for clothe

clothe

/ (kləʊð) /


verbclothes, clothing, clothed or clad (tr)
  1. to dress or attire (a person)

  2. to provide with clothing or covering

  1. to conceal or disguise

  2. to endow or invest

Origin of clothe

1
Old English clāthian, from clāth cloth; related to Old Norse klætha

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