clothe
Meanings
Verb
- provide with clothes or put clothes on
- furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
- cover as if with clothing
- "the mountain was clothed in tropical trees"
- To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.
- To cover or invest, as if with a garment.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
accouter, address, adorn, apparel, array, attire, beclothe, cloak, clothe, dight, don, drape, dress, enclothe, enrobe, equip, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, invest, put on, raiment, robe, slip on, tog, vest
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
clothe is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordclothe is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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