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to raiment

to raiment

9.9
To put clothes on someone
  • verb
  • /ˈreɪmənt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : vestir
  • In the old tales, the queen raimented her daughter in garments of silk and gold.

Examples

  • The servants raimented the guests before the royal feast began.

  • He raiments himself in fine robes for every ceremonial occasion.

  • She raiment her daughter in beautiful dresses for the ball.

  • Do you raiment the guests for the feast?

  • In the story, the wizard raiments the young hero in armor before the battle.

  • The ancient text describes how the nobleman raimented his loyal knight in the finest clothes.

  • Before the grand event, she raimented her children in elegant attire that sparkled in the light.

Synonyms

to dress
vsto raiment
1.0

To put clothes on yourself or someone else

is the same act worded in an older, less used form
to clothe
vsto raiment
19 3.2

To put clothes on someone or cover their body with clothes

is an old-fashioned word for the same action rather than common speech
to robe
vsto raiment
  • Formal
4 5.0

To dress someone in a long loose garment for a ceremony

is a general old word for dressing rather than this specific garment act
to gown
vsto raiment
  • Formal
3 6.9

To put a long formal robe on someone for a ceremony

is a broader archaic way to say to put clothes on someone
to garb
vsto raiment
2 7.9

To dress someone in clothes of a special type

expresses the same idea but in an antiquated vocabulary
to frock
vsto raiment
  • Jargon
1 8.9

To put a special robe on someone during a ceremony

is an older general verb not limited to ceremonial garments
to apparel
vsto raiment
  • Formal
1 7.2

To put clothes on someone

is an archaic form used in older style language rather than modern usage
to vest
vsto raiment
  • Formal
1 7.8

To put on special religious or ceremonial clothes

is the old-fashioned term referring to dressing in general contexts
to fit out
vsto raiment
1 4.2

To give a person or place the supplies needed for a specific purpose

is an older single-word way to say to put clothes on someone
to enclothe
vsto raiment
  • Archaic
9.9

To put clothes on a person or thing

is the same basic action but expressed in an archaic manner
to tog
vsto raiment
  • UK
9.9

To put clothes on someone, often in a special way for warmth

is the older, formal sounding expression for putting on clothes
to vesture
vsto raiment
  • Literature
9.9

To cover with clothes, for example a cloak

is the older wording that names the act in historic style
to dight
vsto raiment
  • Archaic
9.9

Dress someone or something in special clothes and decorations

is a plain archaic verb for dressing without poetic emphasis
to bedight
vsto raiment
  • Archaic
9.9

To dress people or things in silks and jewelry

is the simpler archaic word for putting clothes on someone

How Dressed

to adorn
45 4.9
to outfit
13 3.7
to raiment
  • Archaic
9.9
to clothe
19 3.2
to undress
  • NSFW
88 2.0

Surface Forms

raiment infinitive
raiments third person singular

Etymology

The verb raiment is an old, now rare way to say 'to dress' or 'to clothe' someone. So if a story says someone 'raimented' another, it simply means they dressed them in special clothes.