Definition

Verb: 1. To provide with clothing; to dress someone or something: The act of putting garments on a person or, less commonly, covering something with a material. It implies the action of clothing or attiring.

Usage

The verb "enclothe" is a formal and somewhat literary synonym for "clothe" or "dress." It is used to describe the action of providing garments or a covering. * It is a transitive verb and requires a direct object (e.g., enclothe the child). * It is less common in everyday speech than "dress" or "clothe."

Examples

• The volunteers worked to enclothe the refugees arriving at the camp.
• In the ceremony, the priest will enclothe the statue with sacred robes.
• It is a parent's duty to feed and enclothe their children.

Advanced Usage

• Passive Voice: Often used to describe a state of being dressed.
  • The king was enclothed in magnificent silks and jewels for the coronation.
• Figurative Use: Can be used metaphorically to mean "to cover" or "to endow with qualities."
  • The poet enclothed his simple thoughts in beautiful and complex language.
  • The valley was enclothed in a thick blanket of fog.

Variants and Related Words

• Clothe (verb): The more common and direct synonym for "enclothe."
• Dress (verb): The most common verb for putting clothes on oneself or another.
• Attire (verb): To dress, especially in fine or formal clothing.
• Garb (verb): To clothe in a distinctive style or outfit.
• Raiment (noun/verb, archaic): Clothing; to clothe.

Synonyms

• Clothe
• Dress
• Attire
• Garb
• Apparel (verb, less common)
• Outfit

Antonyms

• Undress
• Disrobe
• Unclothe
• Strip

Verb

1. provide with clothes or put clothes on
   • Parents must feed and dress their child