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- DictionaryClothe/klōT͟H/
verb
- 1. put clothes on (oneself or someone); dress: "Francesca was clothed in white"
Definition of clothe verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To clothe someone is to give them something to wear, or to dress them in clothing. If you clothe your dog in cute outfits, you may traumatize him for life. You can clothe yourself, or someone else — for example, you might clothe yourself in black for a relative's funeral or clothe yourself in sequins and feathers for the school dance.
1. To put clothes on; dress: The children were clothed in warm fleece. 2. To provide clothes for. 3. To cover as if with clothing: "People clothe the act of vengeance in all sorts of justifications" (James Carroll). 4. To endow with a trait or attribute. [Middle English clothen, from Old English clāthian, from clāth, cloth .]
2 days ago · 1. to dress or attire (a person) 2. to provide with clothing or covering. 3. to conceal or disguise. 4. to endow or invest. Collins English Dictionary.
6 days ago · 1. to dress or attire (a person) 2. to provide with clothing or covering. 3. to conceal or disguise. 4. to endow or invest. Collins English Dictionary.
Sep 11, 2023 · clothe (third-person singular simple present clothes, present participle clothing, simple past and past participle clothed or (archaic) clad) ( transitive) To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing . ( figurative) To cover or invest, as if with a garment.
to cover with or as with clothing. Middle English clothen, Old English clāthian, derivative of clāth cloth bef. 950. 1. robe, garb, array, accouter, bedeck. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: clothe /kləʊð/ vb (clothes, clothing, clothed, clad ) (transitive) to dress or attire (a person)
