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clothe.

To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkləʊð/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkloʊð/General-American/ˈkloð/Scotland/ˈkloːð/Wales
  1. To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.

    transitive
    to feed and clothe a family; to clothe oneself extravagantly
  2. To cover or invest, as if with a garment.

    figuratively
    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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