reclothe
Definition
Verb (transitive): - To clothe again: to put new or different clothing on someone or something. - To provide with new clothing: to supply someone with fresh or replacement garments.
Usage Examples
- (To put new clothing on someone.)
- (To provide with new clothing.)
- (To dress a figure again.)
Advanced Usage
"reclothe in metaphor": to express an idea using different figurative language.
- The poet chose to reclothe the old theme in modern imagery. (To express again with new words.)
"reclothe in official garb": to assign a new formal role or title.
- The committee voted to reclothe him in the position of treasurer. (To give a new official role.)
Variants and Related Words
Reclothing (noun/verb): the act of clothing again.
- The reclothing of the actors took an hour. (The process of dressing them again.)
Clothe (verb): to put clothes on; to dress.
- She needed to clothe her children before school. (To dress them.)
Synonyms
- Redress: to dress again.
- Reoutfit: to provide with new clothing or equipment.
- Reattire: to put new attire on.
Phrasal Verbs
- Clothe again (not a phrasal verb but a direct synonym): (Dress again.)
Related Idioms
"to reclothe in one's Sunday best": to dress someone in their finest clothes, often for a special occasion.
- They reclothed the bride in her grandmother's wedding dress. (Dressed in formal attire.)
"to reclothe the idea": to present a concept in a different form.
- The scientist reclothed the theory in simpler language. (Rephrased or restated.)