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Another word for clothe

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Verb

  1. To put clothes on

    See also:

    put-on

  2. To cover as if with clothes

      1. An official garment worn on formal occasions to show office or rank, as by a judge or high church official.
      2. An academic gown.
      3. A dressing gown or bathrobe.
      1. A loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; a cloak.
      2. Something that covers, envelops, or conceals:
      3. The role or appearance of an authoritative or important person:
      1. To cover, hang, or decorate with cloth in loose folds:
      2. To arrange or let fall in loose folds:
      3. To hang or rest limply:
      1. A loose outer garment, such as a cape.
      2. Something that covers or conceals:
      3. To cover or conceal with a cloak or something that acts like a cloak:
    See also:

    put-on

  3. To surround and cover completely so as to obscure

    See also:

    show

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Another word for clothe

Verb
      1. (idiomatic) to provide with equipment or gear
      2. (idiomatic) To dress; to clothe, especially in an odd or fanciful manner.
      3. (idiomatic) to expel the holder of an office or other position by means of rigging the election.
      1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To result; end up.
      2. (intransitive, idiomatic) To attend; show up.
      3. (idiomatic) To extinguish a light or other device
      1. outfit
      2. (idiomatic) To provide a thing, a group, a person or oneself with requisites; to kit out.
      1. A cloth used to wrap a body for burial; a winding sheet.
      2. Something that conceals, protects, or screens:
      3. One of a set of ropes or wire cables stretched from the masthead to the sides of a vessel to support the mast.
      1. To place something upon or over, so as to protect or conceal:
      2. To overlay or spread with something:
      3. To put a cover or covering on:
      1. A sleeved outer garment extending from the shoulders to the waist or below.
      2. A natural outer covering, such as the fur of an animal or the enveloping layer of an organ.
      3. A layer of material covering something else; a coating:
      1. To modify the manner or appearance of (a person, for example) in order to prevent recognition:
      2. To make indistinct or difficult to perceive:
      3. To conceal or obscure by dissemblance or false show; misrepresent:
      1. To supply with necessities such as tools or provisions.
      2. To furnish (someone) with the qualities necessary for performance; prepare:
      1. To cover, hang, or decorate with cloth in loose folds:
      2. To arrange or let fall in loose folds:
      3. To hang or rest limply:
      1. To decorate (something).
      2. To dress (someone) in fancy clothes.
      1. To adorn or ornament in a showy fashion.
      1. A platform extending horizontally from one side of a ship to the other.
      2. A platform or surface likened to a ship's deck.
      3. A roofless, floored structure, typically with a railing, that adjoins a house.
      1. A distinctive style or form of clothing; dress:
      2. An outward appearance; a guise:
      3. To clothe; dress:
      1. To commit (money or capital) in order to gain a financial return:
      2. To spend or devote for future advantage or benefit:
      3. To devote morally or psychologically, as to a purpose; commit:
      1. A sleeveless garment, often having buttons down the front, worn usually over a shirt or blouse and sometimes as part of a three-piece suit.
      2. A waist-length, sleeveless garment worn for protection:
      3. A fabric trim worn to fill in the neckline of a woman's garment; a vestee.
      1. to outfit; equip, esp. for military service
      1. A short coat usually extending to the hips.
      2. The skin of a potato.
      3. The dust jacket of a book or phonograph record.
      1. A loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; a cloak.
      2. Something that covers, envelops, or conceals:
      3. The role or appearance of an authoritative or important person:
      1. An ornamental covering for a horse or for its saddle or harness; trappings.
      2. Richly ornamented clothing; finery.
      3. To outfit (a horse) with an ornamental covering.
      1. A long loose flowing garment, such as a robe or nightgown.
      2. A long, usually formal dress for a woman.
      3. A robe or smock worn in operating rooms and other parts of hospitals as a guard against contamination.
      1. A loose outer garment, such as a cape.
      2. Something that covers or conceals:
      3. To cover or conceal with a cloak or something that acts like a cloak:
      1. To arrange or fold (something) about as cover or protection:
      2. To cover, envelop, or encase, as by folding or coiling something about:
      3. To enclose, especially in paper, and fasten:
      1. Used as a courtesy title before the name of a man in a Spanish-speaking area.
      2. A head, tutor, or fellow at a college of Oxford or Cambridge.
      3. A college or university professor.
      1. (intransitive) To put on warm clothes.
      2. To put into a bundle.
      1. To set out for display or use; place in an orderly arrangement:
      2. To dress, especially in fine clothes; adorn.
      3. An orderly, often imposing arrangement:
      1. Clothing, especially outer garments; attire.
      2. A covering or adornment:
      3. To clothe or dress.
      1. An official garment worn on formal occasions to show office or rank, as by a judge or high church official.
      2. An academic gown.
      3. A dressing gown or bathrobe.
      1. A set of tools or equipment for a specialized purpose:
      2. A set of clothing, often with accessories:
      3. An association of persons, especially a military unit or a business organization.
      1. A style of dress, including garments, accessories, and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period, or people.
      2. An outfit or a disguise worn on Mardi Gras, Halloween, or similar occasions.
      3. A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season.
      1. Of or relating to a situation requiring formal clothes or a costume:
      2. The activity of trying on fanciful outfits.
      1. To dress or clothe, especially in fine or elaborate garments.
      2. Clothing or array; apparel.
      3. The antlers of a deer.
      1. To put clothes on; clothe.
      2. To furnish with clothing.
      3. To decorate or adorn:
    See also:

    dress

    Antonyms:
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Sentence Examples

  • The executive order was a way to clothe the president with additional powers.

  • The queen like to clothe herself in silken garments, and to wear ornaments of gold.

  • It was a vain attempt to clothe the truth in lies.

  • There are many forests which clothe the slopes of the plateau.

  • Clothe the bad law in nice language and people will accept it.

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