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clothe Definition

clothe (klōt̸h)

transitive verb clothed or clad, cloth·ing

  1. to put clothes on; dress
  2. to provide with clothes
  3. to cover over as if with a garment; provide or equip hills clothed in snow

Etymology: ME clothen < OE clathian: see cloth

clothe Synonyms

clothe

v.

dress, attire, dress up, costume, outfit, robe, put garments on, apparel, array, muffle up, bundle up, don, wrap, cloak, gown, caparison, mantle, jacket, accouter, vest, invest, garb, deck, bedeck, deck out, drape, equip, disguise, coat, cover, shroud, fit out, turn out, rig out*; see also dress 1.

Antonyms unclothe, undress*, strip.

clothe Usage Examples

Object

  • yourselves: Above all clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
  • slope: Olives and vines clothe the lower slopes, while glorious medieval villages sit snugly above.

Preposition: with

  • splendor: O LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.
  • robe: Verse 13, " He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood.
  • garment: In this country the poor are, to a great extent, clothed with garments originally provided for their superiors.
  • humility: He says in verse 5, " We are to be clothed with humility.
  • camel: Now John was clothed with camel 's hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey.
  • righteousness: Of course I can only do this if I am clothed with the righteousness of Christ.

Modifying Another Word

  • thickly: In the time of Prince Llewelyn the valleys below Snowdon were thickly clothed with forests, and the forests were full of wild animals.
  • scantily: I myself have never been trapped underground with 5 scantily clothed females ( a la Descent ) anyway.
  • fully: The next morning, she was found fully clothed on her bed with a cut throat.
  • richly: The park is much varied in surface, and richly clothed with beechwoods.
  • suitably: Every inmate is to be bathed and cleansed and suitably clothed before being admitted to the ward.
  • partially: The only occupant was a partially clothed young lady enjoying the sun.

Preposition: in

  • raiment: In the stillness of the night the Savior appeared to her in bodily form clothed in bright raiment.
  • sackcloth: Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
  • robe: You now in heaven's eternal light Are clothed in robes of glory bright.
  • garment: In God's sight he, clothed in filthy garments, represented the nation.
  • rag: Then Ryan told me from New York: ' Unita have been reduced to a pedestrian army, starving and clothed in rags.
  • linen: With them was a man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side.