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beclothe

beclothe verb: to clothe about; put clothes on someone or something; wrap or cover in clothing.

Verb

beclothe (third-person singular simple present beclothes, present participle beclothing, simple past and past participle beclothed)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To clothe about; put clothes on someone or something; wrap or cover in clothing.
    Synonyms:
    dight, don, dress

Synonyms of beclothe

Forms of beclothe

third-person singular presentbeclothes
present participlebeclothing
past participlebeclothed
pastbeclothed

Origin of beclothe

From be- + clothe, perhaps continuing Middle English *beclothen, *beclathen, *beclethen (suggested by Middle English bycladde (“dressed, clad”)), from Old English *beclǣþan, *beclāþian (“to put on clothing, clothe about”), from Proto-West Germanic *biklaiþijan, *biklaiþōn (“to clothe about”). Compare Saterland Frisian bekloodje (“to beclothe”), West Frisian beklaaie (“to beclothe”), Dutch bekleden (“to beclothe”), German Low German bekleden (“to beclothe”), German bekleiden (“to beclothe”), Danish beklæde (“to beclothe”), Swedish bekläda (“to beclothe”).

Questions about beclothe

What does beclothe mean?
Beclothe means to clothe about; put clothes on someone or something; wrap or cover in clothing.
What part of speech is beclothe?
Beclothe is a verb.
What is the past tense of beclothe?
The past tense of beclothe is beclothed.

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