Antonyms for clothe


Grammar : Verb
Spell : klohth
Phonetic Transcription : kloʊð


Definition of clothe

Origin :
  • Old English claðian, from claþ (see cloth). Related: Clothed, clothing. Other Old English words for this were scrydan and gewædian.
  • verb cover with apparel
Example sentences :
  • And possibly her imagination would have been able to clothe it all with an unbroken forest.
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • It remains but to clothe yourself and you are ready to start.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • What would all you parsons do to clothe your backs and feed your bellies?
  • Extract from : « Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2 » by Henry Fielding
  • The treasuries of local speech were all too poor to clothe so wild a venture.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • Wait till you hear the end—'and feed and clothe the distressed.'
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • With Dr. Finlay I had had a home but only money enough to clothe me decently.
  • Extract from : « An Orkney Maid » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
  • He knew that his mother had hard work to clothe him, and felt the insult keenly.
  • Extract from : « Winning His Way » by Charles Carleton Coffin
  • Then an offer was made to clothe me suitably and pay me something besides.
  • Extract from : « Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail » by Ezra Meeker
  • But you have power to make him real, And clothe him to our eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Youth's Companion » by Various
  • Reverence seemed to clothe these worshippers like a garment.
  • Extract from : « St. Cuthbert's » by Robert E. Knowles

Synonyms for clothe

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