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| clothe [ klō ] (past clothed or clad [ klad ], past participle clothed or clad, present participle cloth·ing, 3rd person present singular clothes) |
transitive verb |
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| Definition: |
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1. dress somebody: to put clothes on somebody
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often passive
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2. provide clothing for somebody: to provide somebody with clothes
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3. cover something: to completely cover an area
 The hills were clothed in mist.
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4. cover something up: to obscure or conceal something as if wrapping something around it
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5. endow somebody or something: to endow or invest somebody or something with some quality
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usually passive
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| [ Old English clāþian< clāþ (see cloth)] |