dress up English

Meaning dress up meaning

What does dress up mean?

dress up

— verb (= fancy up) 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

— verb make something appear superficially attractive The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth

— verb (= dress) dress in a certain manner She dresses in the latest Paris fashion he dressed up in a suit and tie

— verb (= costume) dress in a costume We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins

— verb (= caparison) put a caparison on caparison the horses for the festive occasion

Synonyms dress up synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as dress up?

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dress

decorate

get up

deck out

rig out

adorn oneself

adorn

tog up

smarten up

fig up

fig out

disguise

deck up

costume

caparison

barde

attire

window-dress

wear

trick up

trick out

tog out

put on

prink

prettify

overdress

ornament

gussy up

fancy up

embellish

doll up

do up

decorate oneself

clothe

bundle up

bard

apply cosmetics

wrap up

vest

trim up

touch up

tog

suit

stylish

reap completely

prepare

preen

polish

massage

masquerade