clothe
- to dress; attire.
- to provide with clothing.
- to cover with or as with clothing.
Origin of clothe
Synonyms for clothe
See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.comRelated Words for clothe
drape, swaddle, swathe, fit, cloak, disguise, attire, equip, dress, gown, vest, habit, accouter, garb, mantle, costume, spruce, rig, array, endueExamples from the Web for clothe
Contemporary Examples of clothe
She details how he, for many years, wanted no one but her to wash, clothe, and feed him.
The Other Side of Stephen Hawking: Strippers, Aliens, and Disturbing Abuse ClaimsMarlow Stern
November 6, 2014
The Daily Pic: Phil Collins shows how the toughest style can clothe a heart of gold.
As PJ O'Rourke once remarked, "The biblical injunction is to clothe the poor, not style them."
It is to share your bread with the hungry, and to take the wretched poor into your home; when you see the naked, to clothe him.
After all, I could barely bathe, feed, or clothe my widowed self.
Historical Examples of clothe
And possibly her imagination would have been able to clothe it all with an unbroken forest.
Green MansionsW. H. Hudson
It remains but to clothe yourself and you are ready to start.
A Woman TenderfootGrace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
What would all you parsons do to clothe your backs and feed your bellies?
Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2Henry Fielding
The treasuries of local speech were all too poor to clothe so wild a venture.
Tiverton TalesAlice Brown
Wait till you hear the end—'and feed and clothe the distressed.'
Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
clothe
- to dress or attire (a person)
- to provide with clothing or covering
- to conceal or disguise
- to endow or invest