About The Word Dress up

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Dress up

Dress up Meaning & Definition
Dress up Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dress up?

[v] put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"
[v] dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie"
[v] dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"
[v] make something appear superficially attractive; "The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data"; "Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth"
[v] put a caparison on; of horses

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dress up: attire | bard | caparison | deck out | deck up | fancy up | fig out | fig up | get up | gussy up | overdress | prink | rig out | tog out | tog up | trick out | trick up | window-dress

Related Terms | Find terms related to Dress up: adorn | apparel | array | attire | beautify | bedeck | bedizen | belie | blazon | camouflage | clad | clothe | color | dandify | deck | deck out | decorate | disguise | distort | dizen | doll up | dress | embellish | emblazon | embroider | enclothe | enrich | falsify | fancy up | fig out | fix up | fudge | furbish | garb | garble | garment | garnish | get up | gild | gloss | gloss over | grace | gussy up | mask | miscite | miscolor | misquote | misreport | misrepresent | misstate | ornament | overdress | overstate | paint | pervert | prank | prank up | preen | prettify | pretty up | primp | primp up | prink | prink up | rag out | raiment | redecorate | redo | refurbish | set off | set out | slant | slick | slick up | smarten | smarten up | smug | spiff | spruce up | strain | titivate | toggle | trick out | trick up | trim | twist | understate | varnish | warp | whitewash

See Also | adorn | apparel | beautify | beautify | bedizen | clothe | decorate | dizen | embellish | embellish | enclothe | enrobe | fit out | garb | garment | get dressed | grace | habilitate | ornament | plume | prank | preen | prettify | primp | raiment | tart up | tog

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