don

¹don

verb \ˈdän\

donneddon·ning

Definition of DON

transitive verb

1

: to put on (an article of clothing)

2

: to wrap oneself in : take on 3a

Examples of DON

1. He donned his gloves and hat.
2. <she donned her best gown for the ball>

Origin of DON

Middle English, contraction of do on

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to DON

Synonyms: put on, slip (on or into), throw (on)

Antonyms: doff, remove, take off

Related Words: apparel, array, attire, bedeck, bedizen, bundle up, caparison, clothe, doll up, dress, garb, rig, robe, suit, trick, uniform; overdress

Near Antonyms: disrobe, strip, undress

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Rhymes with DON

ban, Bonn, chon, con, conn, dawn, Don, drawn, faun, fawn, gone, guan, Jon, khan, maun, mon, on, pan, pawn, prawn, Shan, spawn, swan, wan, yawn, yon, yuan