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clothe
(klōth)tr.v. clothed or clad (klăd), cloth·ing, clothes
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.]
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clothe
(kləʊð)vb (tr) , clothes, clothing, clothed or clad
1. (Clothing & Fashion) to dress or attire (a person)
2. (Clothing & Fashion) to provide with clothing or covering
3. to conceal or disguise
4. to endow or invest
[Old English clāthian, from clāth cloth; related to Old Norse klætha]
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clothe
(kloʊð)v.t. clothed clad, cloth•ing.
1. to dress; attire.
2. to provide with clothing.
3. to cover with or as if with clothing.
[before 950; Middle English; Old English clāthian, derivative of clāth cloth]
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clothe
Past participle: clothed
Gerund: clothing
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Verb | 1. | clothe - provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" dress, get dressed - put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" jacket - put a jacket on; "The men were jacketed" frock - put a frock on shirt - put a shirt on habit - put a habit on vesture - provide or cover with a cloak overclothe, overdress - dress too warmly; "You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot" underdress - dress without sufficient warmth; "She was underdressed for the hiking trip and suffered hypothermia" corset - dress with a corset shoe - furnish with shoes; "the children were well shoed" coat - cover or provide with a coat gown - dress in a gown change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
2. | clothe - furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors | |
3. | clothe - cover as if with clothing; "the mountain was clothed in tropical trees" spread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave" |
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clothe
verb dress, outfit, rig, array, robe, drape, get ready, swathe, apparel, attire, fit out, garb, doll up (slang), accoutre, cover, deck He was clothed in a dashing scarlet and black uniform.
strip, expose, uncover, undress, strip off, divest, disrobe, unclothe
strip, expose, uncover, undress, strip off, divest, disrobe, unclothe
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clothe
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Translations
يَرْتَدي، يَلْبِسيَكْسو، يُلْبِس
oblékat sešatit
forsørge med tøjklæde
pukea ylleenpukeutua
klæðaklæîa
apsirengtibaltiniaidrabužiaiskalbinių spaustukas
apģērbtģerbtiestērpties
obliekať sa
obleči se
giydirmekgiyinmek
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Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
clothe
pret, ptp <clad (old) or clothed>Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
clothe
(kləuð) – past tense past participle clothed – verb1. to provide with clothes. The widow did not have enough money to clothe her children.
2. to put clothes on. She was clothed in silk; She clothed herself in the most expensive materials.
clothes (kləuðz) , ((American) klouz) noun plural1. things worn as coverings for various parts of the body. She wears beautiful clothes.
2. bedclothes. The child pulled the clothes up tightly.
ˈclothes-peg noun (American clothespin) a plastic or wooden clip for fastening clothes to a clothesline.
ˈclothing noun clothes. warm clothing.
there is no singular form for clothes.
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