Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To put clothes on; dress.
- transitive verb To provide clothes for.
- transitive verb To cover as if with clothing.
- transitive verb To endow with a trait or attribute.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Nautical, to cover with canvas; rig.
- 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb Poetic To wear clothes.
- transitive verb To put garments on; to cover with clothing; to dress.
- transitive verb To provide with clothes.
- transitive verb Fig.: To cover or invest, as with a garment.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
adorn orcover withclothing ; todress ; to supplyclothes orclothing .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb cover as if with clothing
- verb provide with clothes or put clothes on
- verb furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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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For all of you who have been baptized clothe yourselves with Christ.
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For all of you who have been baptized clothe yourselves with Christ.
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For all of you who have been baptized clothe yourselves with Christ.
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For all of you who have been baptized clothe yourselves with Christ.
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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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