clothe
[ klohth ]
/ kloʊð /
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verb (used with object), clothed or clad, cloth·ing.
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clothe
/ (kləʊð) /
verb clothes, clothing, clothed or clad (tr)
to dress or attire (a person)
to provide with clothing or covering
to conceal or disguise
to endow or invest
Word Origin for clothe
Old English clāthian, from clāth cloth; related to Old Norse klætha
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