clothe
Verb
Verb Forms: clothed, clad, clothing, clothes
- To provide with clothing; to dress.
- provide with clothes or put clothes on
- furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
- cover as if with clothing
- "the mountain was clothed in tropical trees"
- To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.
- To cover or invest, as if with a garment.
Examples
- In Words With Friends, you must CLOTHE your strategy in smart plays, not just big words.
- to clothe somebody with authority or power
- to feed and clothe a family; to clothe oneself extravagantly
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English clothen, from Old English *clāþian (“to clothe”), from Proto-Germanic *klaiþōną (“to clothe”), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to adhere to, stick”). Cognate with Dutch kleden, German kleiden, Swedish kläda, after apocope klä. See also cloth, clad.
Synonyms
adorn, apparel, cloak, drape, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, invest, raiment, robe, tog, accouter, address, array, attire, beclothe, clothe, dight, don, enrobe, equip, put on, slip on, vest
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
clothe: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordclothe: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
clothe: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary