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

Poshmark makes selling and shipping clothes and small household items practically as easy as slapping on a prepaid mailing label.

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"I like to buy more expensive items that I'm going to wear over the years," she tells the BBC as she browses clothes in a Primark store with her mum.

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He repeats the tall tales, and he sympathizes with their struggles with wanderlust and the challenge of finding civilian clothes that fit and are affordable.

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Verified videos show dozens of dead bodies in civilian clothing - some of whom appear to be women - lying in a trench running along the periphery of the sand berm constructed by the RSF.

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In August, three men in black clothing and wearing vests robbed a New York restaurant and stole from their ATM.

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Related Words

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