Clothe
1Clothe — (kl[=o][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clothed} (kl[=o][th]d) or {Clad} (kl[a^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Clothing}.] [OE. clathen, clothen, clethen, AS. cl[=a][eth]ian, cl[=ae][eth]an. See {Cloth}.] 1. To put garments on; to cover with clothing; to dress …
2clothe — clothe, attire, dress, apparel, array, robe. Clothe, the least specific of these terms, means to cover or to provide what will cover (one s body or whatever is bare) with or as if with garments {clothe the child warmly} {clothe your thoughts in… …
3clothe — clothe; en·clothe; un·clothe; un·der·clothe; …
4Clothe — Clothe, v. i. To wear clothes. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] Care no more to clothe eat. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
5clothe — I verb accouter, amicire, appoint, arm, array, attire oneself, bedeck, bedrape, cloak, conceal, costume, cover, cover up, disguise, drape, dress, embroider, empower, enable, encase, endow, endue, enfold, enrobe, envelop, enwrap, equip, fit out,… …
6clothe — [ klouð ] verb transitive 1. ) to provide someone with clothes: We asked for money to feed and clothe the children. 2. ) FORMAL to put clothes on someone: Mary is old enough to feed and clothe herself …
7clothe — [kləuð US klouð] v [T usually passive] [: Old English; Origin: clathian, from clath; CLOTH] 1.) formal to put clothes on your body = ↑dress be clothed in sth ▪ The King was clothed in a purple gown. fully/partially/scantily etc clothed ▪ The… …
8clothe — O.E. claþian, from clað (see CLOTH (Cf. cloth)). Related: Clothed. Other O.E. words for this were scrydan and gewædian …
9clothe — has two past and participial forms: clothed (the normal word) and clad. Clothed is suitable for most contexts (except when the less formal word dressed is called for), whereas clad is reserved for special uses: (1) as a literary word, and (2)… …
10clothe — [v] cover with apparel accouter, apparel, array, attire, bedizen, bedrape, breech, bundle up, caparison, cloak, coat, costume, dandify, deck, disguise, dizen, do up*, drape, dress, dress up, dud*, endow, endue, enwrap, equip, fit, fit out, garb,… …
11clothe — ► VERB (past and past part. clothed or archaic or literary clad) 1) provide with clothes. 2) (be clothed in) be dressed in. ORIGIN from the same Old English word as CLOTH(Cf. ↑cloth) …
12clothe — [klōth] vt. clothed or clad, clothing [ME clothen < OE clathian: see CLOTH] 1. to put clothes on; dress 2. to provide with clothes 3. to cover over as if with a garment; provide or equip [hills clothed in snow] …
13clothe — UK [kləʊð] / US [kloʊð] verb [transitive] Word forms clothe : present tense I/you/we/they clothe he/she/it clothes present participle clothing past tense clothed past participle clothed 1) to provide someone with clothes We asked for money to… …
14clothe — v. 1) (D; tr.) to clothe in (clothed in wool) 2) (misc.) fully; partially clothed * * * [kləʊð] partially clothed (misc.) fully (D; tr.) to clothe in (clothed in wool) …
15clothe — [[t]klo͟ʊð[/t]] clothes, clothing, clothed VERB To clothe someone means to provide them with clothes to wear. → See also , clothes, clothing [V n] She was on her own with two kids to feed and clothe …
16clothe — transitive verb (clothed or clad; clothing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clāthian, from clāth Date: before 12th century 1. a. to cover with or as if with cloth or clothing ; dress b. to provide …
17clothe — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, accouter, afford, apparel, apply to, arm, array, attire, authorize, bedeck, bedrape, blanket, block, bundle up, canopy, caparison, clad, cloak, clothe with power, cloud, contribute, cope, costume, cover,… …
18clothe — /klohdh/, v.t., clothed or clad, clothing. 1. to dress; attire. 2. to provide with clothing. 3. to cover with or as with clothing. [bef. 950; ME clothen, OE clathian, deriv. of clath CLOTH] Syn. 1. robe, garb, array, accouter, bedeck. * * * …
19clothe — verb /ˈkləʊð,ˈkloʊð/ To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing …
20clothe — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dress, attire, dress up, costume, outfit, robe, put garments on, apparel, array, muffle up, bundle up, don, wrap, cloak, gown, caParison, mantle, jacket, accouter, vest, invest, garb, deck, bedeck, deck out, drape, equip,… …
