clothe en · VERB
Pronunciation
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- /ˈkləʊð/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkloːð/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
- /ˈkloʊð/ (General-American)
- /ˈkloð/ (Scotland)
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.
Meanings
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(transitive) To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.
to feed and clothe a family; to clothe oneself extravagantly
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 23:21:Go with me to clothe you as becomes you.
c. 1590-92, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, act IV, scene ii:The naked every day he clad, / When he put on his clothes.
1766, [Oliver Goldsmith], The Vicar of Wakefield: […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), Salisbury, Wiltshire: […] B. Collins, for F[rancis] Newbery, […], →OCLC:
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(figuratively) To cover or invest, as if with a garment.
His sides are clothed with waving wood.
1726, John Dyer, Grongar Hill:language in which they can clothe their thoughts
1741, I[saac] Watts, The Improvement of the Mind: Or, A Supplement to the Art of Logick: […], London: […] James Brackstone, […], →OCLC:words clothed in reason's garb
1667, John Milton, “Book II”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:to clothe somebody with authority or power
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cloathe | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| clothed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| clothed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| clad | Tense=Past | archaic | lexicographic |
| clad | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | archaic | lexicographic |
| clothes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| clothing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
unclothe · enclothe · underclothe · beclothe · reclothe · overclothe
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
deck · overdress · shirt · harness · caparison · dress down · underclothe · underdress · behat · kit out · overclothe · rig · dress up
Relateds
get dressed · wear · clothed
Synonyms
garment · enrobe · vest · accouter · attire · put on · invest · slip on · don · dight (to adorn or cover with clothing) · beclothe · equip · address · clothe · robe · array · dress · apparel
Translations (67)
hu öltöztet (to adorn with clothing) · de bekleiden (to adorn with clothing) · pam piblasan (to adorn with clothing) · be апрана́ць (to adorn with clothing) · fur vistî (to adorn with clothing) · ru одева́ть (to adorn with clothing) · fr habiller (to adorn with clothing) · yi אָנטאָן (to adorn with clothing) · tl bihisan (to adorn with clothing) · pt trazer (to adorn with clothing) · fi vaatettaa (to adorn with clothing) · ro îmbrăca (to adorn with clothing) · uk одягти́ pf or одягну́ти (to adorn with clothing) · fi pukea ylleen (to adorn with clothing) · izh vaatoittaa (to adorn with clothing) · pt carregar (to adorn with clothing) · uk вдяга́ти (to adorn with clothing) · de anziehen (to adorn with clothing) · grc ἱματίζω (to adorn with clothing) · hu felöltöztet (to adorn with clothing) · eo vesti (to adorn with clothing) · be апрану́ць (to adorn with clothing) · uk одяга́ти (to adorn with clothing) · syc ܥܛܦ (to adorn with clothing) · cs ošatit (to adorn with clothing) · pt vestir (to adorn with clothing) · tl damitan (to adorn with clothing) · mi tāwharu (to adorn with clothing) · hu felruház (to adorn with clothing) · io vestizar (to adorn with clothing) · fr vêtir (to adorn with clothing) · kix thòu (to adorn with clothing) · fa لباس پوشاندن (to adorn with clothing) · hy հագցնել (to adorn with clothing) · hu borít (to adorn with clothing) · ru облачи́ть (to adorn with clothing) · gd sgeadaich (to adorn with clothing) · egy H-b-s-S28 (to adorn with clothing) · hu ruház (to adorn with clothing) · it vestire (to adorn with clothing) · quc atz'yaqixik (to adorn with clothing) · la vestiō (to adorn with clothing) · ru облача́ть (to adorn with clothing) · hu ruhával ellát (to adorn with clothing) · nl kleden (to adorn with clothing) · mi whakapūngenengene (to adorn with clothing) · is klæða (to adorn with clothing) · es vestir (to adorn with clothing) · ru оде́ть (to adorn with clothing) · rup nvescu (to adorn with clothing) · mi whakakākahu (to adorn with clothing) · hu fed (to adorn with clothing) · cs šatit (to adorn with clothing) · es arropar (to adorn with clothing) · got 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to adorn with clothing) · bg обличам (to adorn with clothing) · sv klä (to adorn with clothing) · uk вдягти́ pf or вдягну́ти (to adorn with clothing) · hu burkol (to adorn with clothing) · hu takar (to adorn with clothing) · hu ráruház (to cover or invest, as if with a garment) · hu felruház (to cover or invest, as if with a garment) · fi pukeutua (to adorn with clothing) · io metar (to adorn with clothing) · cs oblékat (to adorn with clothing) · quc kojik (to adorn with clothing) · cs obléci (to adorn with clothing)