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Clothed vs Clothe - What's the difference?

clothed | clothe |

As verbs the difference between clothed and clothe

is that clothed is past tense of clothe while clothe is to adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.

As an adjective clothed

is covered with a cloth.

clothed

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(head)
  • (clothe)

    • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Covered with a cloth.
    • a white-clothed table

    clothe

    English

    Verb

  • To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.
    • to feed and clothe''' a family; to '''clothe oneself extravagantly
  • * Shakespeare
    • Go with me, to clothe you as becomes you.
  • * Bible, Proverbs xxiii. 21
    • Drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
  • * Goldsmith
    • The naked every day he clad , / When he put on his clothes.
  • (figurative) To cover or invest, as if with a garment.
    • to clothe somebody with authority or power
  • * Watts
    • language in which they can clothe their thoughts
  • * J. Dyer
    • His sides are clothed with waving wood.
  • * Milton
    • words clothed in reason's garb