clothe.
To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.
Meaning & usage
To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.
to feed and clothe a family; to clothe oneself extravagantly
To cover or invest, as if with a garment.
to clothe somebody with authority or power
Where this word comes from
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.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.