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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Happ, who spends several weeks a year helping feed and clothe the poor in Uganda, was an ideal representative for ADF to take on the banking industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 18, 2025
"In the cost of living crisis, people have struggled to feed and clothe their children," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2024
The agency estimates it could cost close to $700 million to train, clothe and pay the slew of temporary mechanics and drivers needed to deliver passengers to games.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2024
“Not only is food very expensive, but school supplies have also doubled in price. I also have to clothe my children and, above all, deal with their illnesses,” the 65-year-old said.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2023
Ricky swatted at the gnats that had begun to clothe us.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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