habiting
/ˈhæbɪtɪŋ/
VERB
1. Dressing or clothing someone
The act of putting clothing, garments, or other coverings on someone or something.
1.1. Providing clothing or attire
Describes the act of dressing someone or covering them with garments, robes, or other articles of clothing.
Synonyms
- clothing
- dressing
- attiring
- garbing
- appareling
- apparelling
- arraying
- enrobing
- robing
- gowning
- vesting
- vesturing
- garmenting
- cloaking
- swathing
- enswathing
- draping
- wrapping
- frocking
- jacketing
- uniforming
- costuming
- accoutering
- accoutring
Antonyms
- denuding
- disrobing
- divesting
- stripping
- unclothing
- uncovering
- undraping
- undressing
- untrussing
Examples
- The ceremonial attendants were habiting the performers in traditional costumes.
- The monks were habiting the statue in elaborate religious garments.
- The actors spent the afternoon habiting themselves for their historical roles.
Related Words
1.2. Adorning or elaborately dressing
Describes dressing someone or something with decorative clothing, coverings, or ornamental additions to create an elaborate appearance.
Synonyms
- bedecking
- bedighting
- caparisoning
- adorning
- decorating
- embellishing
- dolling up
- gussying up
- decking
- trimming
Antonyms
- disarraying
- stripping
- denuding
Examples
- The servants were habiting the horses in decorative ceremonial trappings.
- The performers were habiting themselves in elaborate costumes for the festival.