clothe C2+ Topic:Clothing & Appearance 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to provide with or dress in... dressattiregarbrobearrayappareloutfit ↔ Opposites undressdisrobestripunclothe Word family Forms cladclotheduncladunclothed Derived forms clothingclothedclother Related forms clothclothes Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Clothing & Appearance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Clothing & Appearance markdown