Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- transitive v. To put clothes on; dress.
- transitive v. To provide clothes for.
- transitive v. To cover as if with clothing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- v. To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- intransitive v. To wear clothes.
- transitive v. To put garments on; to cover with clothing; to dress.
- transitive v. To provide with clothes.
- transitive v. Fig.: To cover or invest, as with a garment.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To put garments on; invest with raiment; dress; attire.
- Hence To cover as if with clothing; overspread or surround with any covering, literally or figuratively; invest.
- To furnish with raiment; provide with clothing: as, to feed and clothe a child or an apprentice.
- Synonyms To attire, array, apparel.
- To wear clothes.
- Nautical, to cover with canvas; rig.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- v. cover as if with clothing
- v. provide with clothes or put clothes on
- v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
Etymologies
Examples
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It may be well here to clothe the Latin words of the Pope and the assembled Bishops in an English dress.
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But in God's name clothe her for the daylight in decency.
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For all of you who have been baptized clothe yourselves with Christ.
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He was the prettiest baby we ever had, too, except -- except Edith, of course. An 'after Austin we didn't even bring up the subject again -- we was pretty well occupied wonderin' how we was goin 'to feed an' clothe 'em all, let alone havin 'pictures of' em.
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Isn't it possible that GOD ALMIGHTY can 'clothe' HIMSEFL in such a way that we humans can behold HIM in a safe and comfortable manner?
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-- under carriage-ing, not; but who has "undercarriage'd" you so that you need undertakers, and grave en-clothiers, so that they "clothe" you in their graves, and Gardens going to?
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It's like having a teenager and saying, 'OK, I'm gonna feed and clothe you, but you have to live in this refrigerator.'
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Citing the process for making jeans—cutting in one country and dyeing in another before they're sold in a third—and the chemicals required to process cotton, Ms. Chang said she believes there has to be a smarter way to clothe people that avoids excess waste and damage to the environment.
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Maybe, like Cosmo, they envision that I clothe myself in bubble wrap and lunch meat as part of my pre-class ritual.
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I had returned an invalid, bitter and proud but useless, who had moreover saddled her with a child and no means to feed or clothe her.
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