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CLOTHE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: clad   

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Provide with clothes or put clothes on

Example:

Parents must feed and dress their child

Synonyms:

apparel; clothe; dress; enclothe; fit out; garb; garment; habilitate; raiment; tog

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "clothe" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Verb group:

dress; get dressed (put on clothes)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "clothe"):

prim; prim out; prim up (dress primly)

cover; wrap up (clothe, as if for protection from the elements)

jacket (put a jacket on)

frock (put a frock on)

shirt (put a shirt on)

habit (put a habit on)

vesture (provide or cover with a cloak)

overclothe; overdress (dress too warmly)

underdress (dress without sufficient warmth)

corset (dress with a corset)

shoe (furnish with shoes)

coat (cover or provide with a coat)

costume; dress up (dress in a costume)

robe; vest (clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes)

gown (dress in a gown)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

clothing (a covering designed to be worn on a person's body)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cover as if with clothing

Example:

the mountain was clothed in tropical trees

Synonyms:

cloak; clothe; drape; robe

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "clothe" is one way to...):

cover; spread over (form a cover over)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

Synonyms:

adorn; clothe; invest

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "clothe" is one way to...):

equip; fit; fit out; outfit (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody with something

Credits

 Context examples: 

His face was almost covered by the clothes and he appeared to be asleep.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Thereupon, I arranged my clothes as best I could, and summoning a passing hansom, drove to an hotel in Portland Street, the name of which I chanced to remember.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

You are not changed, for all your grand clothes and your London friends.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“He was a seaman,” said George Merry, who, bolder than the rest, had gone up close and was examining the rags of clothing.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

But they sat there and did not stir, and the fire caught their clothes.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

It can also be found in clothing, kitchenware, furniture and toys.

(Common Ingredient in Toothpaste Puts Women at Risk of Bone Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The plastic pellets, often derived from synthetic clothing, vehicle tyres, bags, cups and other discarded waste, are commonly found on beaches and in oceans around the world.

(Microplastic pollution adds to oceans’ problems, scidev.net)

Results show that graphene, a tight, honeycomb lattice of carbon, could be an alternative to chemicals now used in mosquito repellants and protective clothing.

(Graphene shield shows promise in blocking mosquito bites, National Institutes of Health)

The exposure included second-hand smoke from being around a smoking adult or third-hand smoke from residue on surfaces like toys, floors, or clothing.

(Infants, Toddlers at More Risk from Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke than Thought, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The three types were: local bargain retailer (three pairs for €1.50–€1.80); low-cost, fast-fashion international retailer (three pairs for €3.00–€4.50); and a higher-quality international retail clothing brand (three pairs for €6.95–€7.95).

(Nine out of ten pairs of baby socks on the market contain traces of bisphenol A and parabens, University of Granada)