clothe
verb (used with object)
to dress; attire.
has clothed
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present perfectof clothe (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"The law has clothed the colored man with all the attributes of citizenship. It has secured him equality before the law, and invested him with the ballot."
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2022
Slight, with a low-key, piquant authority, Mrs. Bellan has clothed the class skeleton in a ChalkHeart T-shirt.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2012
They hail from a shop in Rome that has clothed popes, bishops, and cardinals for two centuries.
From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2012
One-man Moviemaker Malaparte, who wrote, directed and composed the music for the film, has clothed his theme in vivid imagery.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Sargent does not ask leave to repaint Raphael’s canvas because the draperies in which the Italian artist has clothed his divine figures are conventional ones.
From Shakespeare in the Theatre by William Poel
