clothe
clothe Lexical Profile
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• verb
To put clothes on oneself or someone else, or to provide someone with garments to wear.
"The local charity works tirelessly to feed and clothe displaced families during the winter."
To cover, surround, or spread over a surface as if with a garment.
"Thick emerald moss and climbing ivy began to clothe the ancient stone ruins."
To endow with a particular quality, authority, or outward form of expression.
"The constitution acts to clothe the supreme court with the authority to review legislation."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse the verb 'clothe' (pronounced with a voiced 'th' and a long 'o') with the noun 'cloth' (fabric, pronounced with an unvoiced 'th' and a short vowel). Furthermore, 'clothe' is not the singular form of the plural-only noun 'clothes' (garments).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Old English 'clāðian', meaning to dress or cover with garments, from the Proto-Germanic root '*klaithijan' (to dress), closely related to the noun 'clāþ' (cloth).