clothe

[klohth]

verb (used with object)

clothed, clad, clothing. 

1. to dress; attire.

   Synonyms: bedeck, accouter, array, garb, robe

2. to provide with clothing.

3. to cover with or as with clothing.

clothe

/ kləʊð /

verb

1. to dress or attire (a person)

2. to provide with clothing or covering

3. to conceal or disguise

4. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of clothe¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of clothe¹

Old English clāthian, from clāth _cloth ; related to Old Norse klætha

Example Sentences

These people have nothing, but they show up at the juke joint and you see the sweat and grit and grime on the clothes next to people who made a nice dress.

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The pharmacy worker was found wearing a bikini, with all her other clothes and most of her possessions missing.

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In footage filmed in Sam Nujoma Road, Dar es Salaam, three men in civilian clothing are seen firing guns by a saloon car.

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Workers aren’t allowed to wear clothing that could create static—woolen caps, for example, are forbidden—and must turn off cellphones and other electronics before entering sensitive areas.

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Under the rules imposed after the Islamic Revolution of 1979, all women in Iran are required to cover their hair with a veil in public and wear modest and loose-fitting clothing.

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Related Words

• attire 
• bundle up 
• cloak 
• disguise 
• do up 
• drape 
• dress 
• dress up 
• equip 
• fit 
• swaddle 
• swathe