verb
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to dress or attire (a person)
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to provide with clothing or covering
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to conceal or disguise
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to endow or invest
Other Word Forms
- half-clothed adjective
- preclothe verb (used with object)
- reclothe verb (used with object)
- underclothed adjective
- well-clothed adjective
Etymology
Origin of clothe
before 950; Middle English clothen, Old English clāthian, derivative of clāth cloth
Example Sentences
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Then they put some clothes on him, which made him nice and warm, though the clothes felt odd because he had never worn clothes before.
From Literature
One Saturday morning, her mom asked, “Renata, how about going clothes shopping today?”
From Literature
In a sport where coaches and choreographers often call the shots for young athletes, Liu entered the Olympic stage with programs she didn’t like and clothes she didn’t pick.
From Los Angeles Times
It made his clothes feel sticky and itchy and uncomfortable.
From Literature
Farmers could do without new clothes, indoor plumbing, and even full bellies, but they couldn’t do without farm equipment.
From Literature
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