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Meaning of 'clothe' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Clothe [ v. i.]
- To wear clothes.
2 . Clothe [ v. t.]
- To put garments on; to cover with clothing; to dress.
- To provide with clothes; as, to feed and clothe a family; to clothe one's self extravagantly.
- Fig.: To cover or invest, as with a garment; as, to clothe one with authority or power.

Meaning of 'clothe' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . clothe [ v]
Meaning (1):
- provide with clothes or put clothes on
Example in sentence:
  • Parents must feed and dress their child
Meaning (2):
- cover as if with clothing
Example in sentence:
  • the mountain was clothed in tropical trees

Nearby Words:

cloaca cloacae cloacal cloak cloaked cloakedly cloaking cloakroom clock clocklike

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