CLOTHE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CLOTHE?

Need another word that means the same as “clothe”? Find 35 synonyms and 30 related words for “clothe” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Clothe” are: apparel, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog, cloak, drape, robe, adorn, invest, attire, outfit, array, rig, rig out, turn out, costume, trick out, trick up, deck out, accoutre, cover, overlay, overspread, blanket, carpet, provide, furnish, endow, serve, confer

Clothe as a Verb

Definitions of "Clothe" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “clothe” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Cover as if with clothing.
• Endow with a particular quality.
• Provide (someone) with clothes.
• Provide with clothes or put clothes on.
• Furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors.
• Put clothes on (oneself or someone); dress.

Synonyms of "Clothe" as a verb (35 Words)

accoutre	Clothe or equip in something noticeable or impressive. Magnificently accoutred he was led up to the high altar.
adorn	Furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors. Pictures and prints adorned his walls.
apparel	Provide with clothes or put clothes on. All the vestments in which they used to apparel their Deities.
array	Dress someone in (the clothes specified. The manifesto immediately divided the forces arrayed against him.
attire	Be dressed in clothes of a specified kind. Lady Agatha was attired in an elaborate evening gown.
blanket	Cover as if with a blanket. The double glazing blankets the noise a bit.
carpet	Form a carpet like cover over. Carpet the floors of the house.
cloak	Cover with or as if with a cloak. They sat cloaked and hooded.
confer	Have a conference in order to talk something over. The officials were conferring with allies.
costume	Furnish with costumes as for a film or play. The dolls are elaborately costumed in fancy nineteenth century dresses.
cover	Cover as if with a shroud. The grounds covered eight acres.
deck out	Knock down with force.
drape	Cover or dress loosely with cloth. He draped an arm around her shoulders.
dress	Add a dressing to a salad. She dresses in the latest Paris fashion.
enclothe	Provide with clothes or put clothes on.
endow	Furnish with an endowment. The old endowed grammar schools.
fit out	Be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired.
furnish	Be a source of; provide. The proprietor has furnished the bedrooms in a variety of styles.
garb	Dress in distinctive clothes. She was garbed in Indian shawls.
garment	Provide with clothes or put clothes on.
habilitate	Qualify for teaching at a university in Europe. Heisenberg had already habilitated at the University of G ttingen.
invest	Make an investment. He was invested as Head of State on 1 October 1936.
outfit	Provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose. Warders outfitted in special suits.
overlay	Cover the surface of (something) with a coating. The sow overlay her piglets.
overspread	Cover the surface of; spread over. A giant bramble had overspread the path.
provide	Make a possibility or provide opportunity for permit to be attainable or cause to remain. We provided the room with an electrical heater.
raiment	Provide with clothes or put clothes on.
rig	Provide a sailing boat with sails and rigging. They rigged the bomb to the ignition.
rig out	Manipulate in a fraudulent manner.
robe	Put on robes especially for a formal or ceremonial occasion. I went into the vestry and robed for the Mass.
serve	Serve a purpose role or function. The court then issues the summons and serves it on your debtor.
tog	Be or get dressed for a particular occasion or activity. We got togged up in our glad rags.
trick out	Deceive somebody.
trick up	Deceive somebody.
turn out	Move around an axis or a center.

Usage Examples of "Clothe" as a verb

• Luxuriant tropical forests clothed the islands.
• It is clothed with an aura of respectability.
• Francesca was clothed in white.
• They already had eight children to feed and clothe.
• The mountain was clothed in tropical trees.

Associations of "Clothe" (30 Words)

bedspread	A decorative cloth used to cover a bed when it is not in use.
brocade	Thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern. The quilt was of white silk brocade.
carpet	Cover completely as if with a carpet. The house has fitted carpets throughout.
cashmere	Woollen material made from or resembling cashmere. A cashmere jumper.
cloak	Dress in a cloak. They sat cloaked and hooded.
clothes	Bedclothes. He stripped off his clothes.
cornice	Furnish with a cornice.
curtain	Conceal or screen with a curtain. It looked like curtains for me.
cushion	A mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses. To cushion the blow wages and pensions were increased.
doff	Remove (an item of clothing). He doffed his hat.
drape	A man’s suit consisting of a long jacket and narrow trousers, as worn by a Teddy boy. Velvet drapes beautifully.
drapery	The depiction of folds of cloth in sculpture or painting. The effigy is notable for its flowing drapery.
fabric	Cloth or other material produced by weaving or knitting fibres. Heavy cream fabric.
felt	Mat together and make felt like. A felt hat.
fez	A felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown.
handkerchief	A square of cotton or other finely woven material intended for wiping one’s nose.
hat	Furnish with a hat. Wearing her scientific hat she is director of a pharmacology research group.
headdress	An ornamental covering or band for the head, especially one worn on ceremonial occasions. A veil held in place with a pearl headdress.
kerchief	A handkerchief.
mask	Cover the face with a mask. They moved in under a mask of friendship.
napkin	A square piece of cloth or paper used at a meal to wipe the fingers or lips and to protect garments. She unfolded her napkin and put it on her lap.
nightgown	Lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women.
robe	Clothe in a robe or long loose outer garment. A baby in christening robes.
scarf	Unite by a scarf joint. A silk scarf.
shutter	Close the shutters of a window or building. Painted wooden shutters.
towel	Wipe with a towel. She towelled her hair dry.
valance	A protective panel screening the wheels of a vehicle.
veil	A membrane that is attached to the immature fruiting body of some toadstools and ruptures in the course of development either universal veil enclosing the whole fruiting body or partial veil joining the edges of the cap to the stalk. She veiled her face.
wear	Have in one s aspect wear an expression of one s attitude or personality. The tires showed uneven wear.
yarn	Tell or spin a yarn. He had a bit of a yarn with the others.