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clothe::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | apparel, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog |
| Type of | change state, turn |
| Has types | habit, jacket, overclothe, overdress, prim, prim out, prim up, robe, shirt, shoe, wrap up, coat, corset, costume, cover, dress up, frock, gown, vest, vesture, underdress |
| Verb group | get dressed, dress |
| Derivation | clothing |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cloak, drape, robe |
| Type of | cover, spread over |
the mountain was clothed in tropical trees.
Examples of clothe
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It's not uncommon for a law firm to clothe new lawyers fresh from the bar exams.
From the ocregister.com
Tea bushes clothe the undulating hills, a close-cropped blanket of green velvet.
From the nzherald.co.nz
If there are ten people to feed, clothe, and shelter, then ten people must work.
From the forbes.com
I believe we should worry more about the health of the people making our clothe.
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The members of this community have joined together to comfort, clothe and feed.
From the ocregister.com
Which only leaves another $23,000 a month to clothe and feed the little pauper.
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While our parents were very poor, they always managed to clothe and feed us well.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The main costs are to feed them, clothe them, keep them clean and entertain them.
From the independent.co.uk
The pinstriped uniforms are back, fittingly, in time to happily clothe a new era.
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- Dress: provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"
- Invest: furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
- Cover as if with clothing; "the mountain was clothed in tropical trees"
- (clothed) wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination; "clothed and in his right mind"- Bible; "proud of her well-clothed family"; "nurses clad in white"; "white-clad nurses"
- (clothed) cloaked: covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak; "leaf-clothed trees"; "fog-cloaked meadows"; "a beam draped with cobwebs"; "cloud-wrapped peaks"
- A feature of all modern human societies is the wearing of clothing, a category encompassing a wide variety of materials that cover the body. The primary purpose of clothing is functional, as a protection from the elements. ...
- (clothed) in law, refers to a pretense or fraud
