"clothe" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈkləʊð/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkloʊð/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-clothe.ogg [US] Forms: clothes [present, singular, third-person], clothing [participle, present], clothed [participle, past], clothed [past], clad [archaic, participle, past], clad [archaic, past]
Rhymes: -əʊð 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|clothen}} Middle English clothen, {{inh|en|ang|clāþian|t=to clothe}} Old English clāþian (“to clothe”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*klaiþōną|t=to clothe}} Proto-Germanic *klaiþōną (“to clothe”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*gley-|t=to adhere to, stick}} Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to adhere to, stick”), {{cog|nl|kleden}} Dutch kleden, {{cog|de|kleiden}} German kleiden, {{cog|sv|kläda}} Swedish kläda, {{m|sv|klä}} klä, {{l|en|cloth}} cloth, {{l|en|clad}} clad Head templates: {{en-verb|clothes|clothing|clothed|past2=clad|past2_qual=archaic}} clothe (third-person singular simple present clothes, present participle clothing, simple past and past participle clothed or (archaic) clad)
  1. (transitive) To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms (to adorn or cover with clothing): dight Translations (adorn with clothing): ἱματίζω (himatízō) (Ancient Greek), ܥܛܦ (ʿṭaf) [Classical-Syriac] (Aramaic), հագցնել (hagcʿnel) (Armenian), nvescu (Aromanian), апрана́ць (apranácʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), апрану́ць (apranúcʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), обличам (obličam) (Bulgarian), kleden (Dutch), H-b-s-S28 (ḥbs) (Egyptian), vesti (Esperanto), pukeutua (Finnish), pukea ylleen (Finnish), vêtir (French), habiller (French), vistî (Friulian), bekleiden (German), anziehen (German), 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wasjan) (Gothic), öltöztet (Hungarian), felöltöztet (Hungarian), ruház (Hungarian), felruház (Hungarian), ruhával ellát (Hungarian), fed (english: to cover) (Hungarian), burkol (Hungarian), borít (Hungarian), takar (Hungarian), klæða (Icelandic), vestizar (Ido), metar (Ido), vestire (Italian), piblasan (Kapampangan), vestiō (Latin), whakakākahu (Maori), tāwharu (Maori), whakapūngenengene (Maori), لباس پوشاندن (Persian), vestir (Portuguese), îmbrăca (Romanian), одева́ть (odevátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), оде́ть (odétʹ) [perfective] (Russian), sgeadaich (Scottish Gaelic), vestir (Spanish), klä (Swedish), damitan (Tagalog), bihisan (Tagalog), одяга́ти (odjaháty) (Ukrainian), вдяга́ти (vdjaháty) (Ukrainian), אָנטאָן (onton) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-clothe-en-verb-lhNu8vRP Disambiguation of Clothing: 66 34 Categories (other): Classical Syriac terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Classical Syriac terms with redundant script codes: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'to adorn or cover with clothing': 94 6 Disambiguation of 'adorn with clothing': 89 11
  2. (figurative) To cover or invest, as if with a garment. Tags: figuratively Translations ((figurative) to cover or invest, as if with a garment): felruház (Hungarian), ráruház (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-clothe-en-verb-vnMoIfBq Categories (other): Classical Syriac terms with redundant script codes, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Classical Syriac terms with redundant script codes: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 39 61 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 76 3 7 Disambiguation of '(figurative) to cover or invest, as if with a garment': 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: cover, decorate, join Derived forms: beclothe, overclothe, underclothe Related terms: clothed, get dressed, wear
Synonyms: don, put on, cloathe [obsolete], accouter, address [archaic], apparel, array, attire, beclothe [archaic], clothe, dress, enrobe, equip, invest, robe, slip on Hyponyms: deck, dress down, dress up, overclothe, overdress, underclothe, underdress, behat [rare], caparison, harness, kit out [British], rig, shirt

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          "lang": "Aromanian",
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          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
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          "roman": "ḥbs",
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          "word": "H-b-s-S28"
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
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          "word": "vesti"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "word": "pukeutua"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "pukea ylleen"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "vêtir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "habiller"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "fur",
          "lang": "Friulian",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "vistî"
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        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "bekleiden"
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          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "anziehen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "wasjan",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "𐍅𐌰𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "himatízō",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "ἱματίζω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "öltöztet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "felöltöztet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "ruház"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "felruház"
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        {
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "ruhával ellát"
        },
        {
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          "code": "hu",
          "english": "to cover",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "fed"
        },
        {
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "burkol"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "borít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "takar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "klæða"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "vestizar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "metar"
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          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "vestire"
        },
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          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "pam",
          "lang": "Kapampangan",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "piblasan"
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          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "vestiō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "whakakākahu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "tāwharu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "whakapūngenengene"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "لباس پوشاندن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "vestir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "îmbrăca"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "odevátʹ",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "одева́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "odétʹ",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "оде́ть"
        },
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          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "sgeadaich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "vestir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "klä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "damitan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "bihisan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "odjaháty",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "одяга́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vdjaháty",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "вдяга́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "onton",
          "sense": "adorn with clothing",
          "word": "אָנטאָן"
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      "word": "ܥܛܦ"
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      "word": "հագցնել"
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      "word": "nvescu"
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      "word": "обличам"
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      "sense": "adorn with clothing",
      "word": "H-b-s-S28"
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      "word": "vesti"
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      "word": "pukeutua"
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      "word": "pukea ylleen"
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      "word": "vêtir"
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      "word": "habiller"
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      "word": "vistî"
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      "word": "bekleiden"
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      "word": "𐍅𐌰𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽"
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      "word": "öltöztet"
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      "sense": "adorn with clothing",
      "word": "felöltöztet"
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      "sense": "adorn with clothing",
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      "word": "ruhával ellát"
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      "word": "fed"
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      "word": "burkol"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "takar"
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      "word": "klæða"
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      "word": "metar"
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      "code": "it",
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      "word": "vestire"
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      "code": "pam",
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      "word": "piblasan"
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      "code": "la",
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      "word": "vestiō"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "whakakākahu"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "adorn with clothing",
      "word": "tāwharu"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "adorn with clothing",
      "word": "whakapūngenengene"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
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      "word": "لباس پوشاندن"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "word": "vestir"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "adorn with clothing",
      "word": "îmbrăca"
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      "word": "одева́ть"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "odétʹ",
      "sense": "adorn with clothing",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "оде́ть"
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      "code": "gd",
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      "word": "sgeadaich"
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "vestir"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "adorn with clothing",
      "word": "klä"
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    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "adorn with clothing",
      "word": "damitan"
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "adorn with clothing",
      "word": "bihisan"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "odjaháty",
      "sense": "adorn with clothing",
      "word": "одяга́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vdjaháty",
      "sense": "adorn with clothing",
      "word": "вдяга́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "onton",
      "sense": "adorn with clothing",
      "word": "אָנטאָן"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(figurative) to cover or invest, as if with a garment",
      "word": "felruház"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(figurative) to cover or invest, as if with a garment",
      "word": "ráruház"
    }
  ],
  "word": "clothe"
}

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