reclothe
verb[T]
(alsore-clothe)uk/ˌriːˈkləʊð/us/ˌriːˈkloʊð/toprovidesomeone with new and differentclothes:
Thismoneywillprovidecleanwaterfor 10 millionvillagersand reclothe 100,000streetchildren.
to give something a newcoveringorouterappearance:
Myoldwell-wornbooksarefarmorepreciousto me thancopiesreclothed inelegantcalfskin.
Undeterred by hisfailure, heproposesto reclothe hisideaas a newmagazine.
- They re-clothed him in thedressof aservant.
- Afterhelpingtowashand re-clothe thechildren, shebegantopreparedinner.
- The replanting and rewilding will reclothe thecountrysideinitsrightfulform.
- Heboughtthehouseas aruinandcarefullystrippedit toitswoodenskeletonbefore he reclothed it.
Wearing clothes
- attired
- caped
- clad
- clothe
- clothed
- dressed (up) to the ninesidiom
- dresser
- French tuck
- garbed
- grow
- grow intosomeone/something
- have (got)somethingon
- mould
- nine
- sartorial
- sartorially
- stylish
- stylishly
- suit
- tog
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