re-apparel
Definition
- Verb (transitive):
- To clothe again: "re-apparel" means to dress someone once more in new or different clothing.
- To re-adorn or re-equip: It can also refer to the act of adorning or equipping someone again, often with new garments or accessories.
Usage Examples
- (To put fresh clothing on someone again.)
- (To dress performers in new outfits for a subsequent scene.)
Advanced Usage
"to re-apparel oneself": to change one's own clothing.
- He went to his room to re-apparel himself before the evening gala. (He changed his attire to suit the formal event.)
"to re-apparel a statue": to dress a statue in new vestments or coverings.
- The church annually re-apparels the statue of the Virgin Mary with fresh robes. (To adorn a statue with new garments as a ritual.)
Variants and Related Words
Re-appareling (present participle): the act of clothing again.
- The re-appareling of the choir took place before the ceremony. (The process of dressing them anew.)
Re-appareled (past tense/past participle): having been clothed again.
- The children were re-appareled in their Sunday best. (They were dressed again in formal attire.)
Synonyms
- Re-dress: to dress again; to put new clothing on.
- Re-clothe: to provide with new clothes.
- Re-robe: to dress in a robe or official garment again.
Related Idioms
"Re-apparel in one's best": to dress in one's finest clothing again.
- She re-appareled herself in her best for the anniversary dinner. (She changed into her most elegant outfit.)
"Re-apparel for the occasion": to dress appropriately for a specific event after a previous change.
- The guests were asked to re-apparel for the formal reception. (They were requested to change into formal wear.)