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dress up
— phrasal verb with dress /dres/ verbDefinition
› to put on formal clothes for a special occasion: You don't need to dress up to go to the pub - jeans and a T-shirt will do.Putting clothes onDecorating or making something attractive › to put on special clothes in order to change your appearance: Small children usually love dressing up in their mothers' clothes. He dressed up as a cowboy for the party.Putting clothes onHiding and disguising
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SMART Thesaurus: Decorating or making something attractive
Synonyms and related words:
- -bound suffix (COVERED)
- accessorize verb
- adorn verb
- beautify verb
- bedeck verb
- edged adjective
- festoon verb
- garland verb
- glam (yourself) up phrasal verb
- glamorize verb
- ornament noun
- ornament verb
- ornamentation noun
- ornate adjective
- prettify verb
- tart yourself up phrasal verb
- tassel noun
- titivate verb
- twiddly adjective
- window dressing noun (SHOPS)
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