clothe

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /kloʊð/ UK /kləʊð/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like close /ð/ vs /z/ Sounds like clove /ð/ vs /v/

Meanings

1

verb
to provide with or dress in garments

The charity works to feed and clothe the homeless.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to provide with or dress in... dress attire garb robe array apparel outfit

Opposites

undress disrobe stripunclothe

Word family

Forms cladclotheduncladunclothed

Derived forms clothingclothedclother

Related forms cloth clothes

Etymology

From Old English clāþian 'to clothe', derived from clāþ 'cloth, garment', from Proto-Germanic *klaiþą, of uncertain ultimate origin.

clāþian Old English *klaiþą Proto-Germanic

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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# clothe

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /kloʊð/
**IPA (UK):** /kləʊð/

## Meanings
1. to provide with or dress in garments

## Examples
- The charity works to feed and clothe the homeless.

## Synonyms
- dress
- attire
- garb
- robe
- array
- apparel
- outfit

## Antonyms
- undress
- disrobe
- strip
- unclothe

## Derived Forms
- clothing
- clothed
- clother

## Related Forms
- cloth
- clothes

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: clāþian
- Root: *klaiþą

## Etymology
From Old English clāþian 'to clothe', derived from clāþ 'cloth, garment', from Proto-Germanic *klaiþą, of uncertain ultimate origin.

## AI Etymology
Clothe comes from Old English clāþian 'to clothe', derived from clāþ 'cloth, garment', from Proto-Germanic *klaiþą, of uncertain ultimate origin. The historical trail runs through Old English clāþian and Proto-Germanic *klaiþą. In modern use it means to provide with or dress in garments. Derived formations include clothing, clothed, clother; related forms include cloth, clothes.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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