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to clothe
01
to provide someone or ourselves with clothes; to dress someone or ourselves
Transitive: to clothe sb
Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
present tense
clothe
3rd person singular
clothes
past simple
clothed
past participle
clothed
Examples
As parents, it 's our responsibility to clothe our children in warm jackets and hats for the cold weather.
02
to cover something
Transitive: to clothe the surface or expanse of something in sth
Examples
The dense forest seemed to clothe the mountain slopes in a lush green blanket.
03
to grant or invest someone with a particular attribute or capability
Transitive: to clothe sb/sth in an attribute or capability
Examples
Her words were clothed with authority, commanding attention and respect from the audience.
Lexical Tree
clothed
enclothe
overclothe
clothe
