clothe /kləʊð $ kloʊð/ BrE AmE verb [transitive usually passive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ clothes , ↑ clothing ; verb : ↑ clothe ; adjective : clothed ≠ ↑ unclothed ]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: clathian , from clath ; ⇨ ↑ cloth ]
1 . formal to put clothes on your body SYN dress
be clothed in something
The King was clothed in a purple gown.
fully/partially/scantily etc clothed
The children lay on the bed, fully clothed and fast asleep.
2 . to provide clothes for yourself or other people:
They could barely keep the family fed and clothed.