clothe Definition
clothe (klōt̸h)
transitive verb clothed or clad, cloth′·ing
- to put clothes on; dress
- to provide with clothes
- 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.
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.
Browse dictionary entries near clothe
- ‹ clothbound
- ‹ cloth yard
- ‹ cloth
- ‹ clot
- ‹ closure
- ‹ clostridium
- ‹ closing statement
- ‹ closing range
- ‹ closing argument
- ‹ closing
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