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| VERB | 1 | dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out, overdress | Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive |
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| 2 | dress up, window-dress | Make something appear superficially attractive | |
| 3 | dress up, caparison, bard, barde | Put a caparison on | |
| 4 | dress up, costume | Dress in a costume | |
| 5 | dress up, dress | Dress in a certain manner |
| Meaning | Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out, overdress |
| Contrary | dress down, underdress |
| Similar to | dress, dress up; costume, dress up |
| Broader | dress, get dressed |
| See also | dress |
| Narrower | preen, primp, plume, dress; prank; tart up; enrobe; bedizen, dizen |
| Meaning | Make something appear superficially attractive. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data"; "Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth" |
| Synonyms | window-dress |
| Broader | fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify |
| Meaning | Put a caparison on. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | caparison, bard, barde |
| Broader | decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify |
| Meaning | Dress in a costume. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | costume |
| Similar to | dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out, overdress |
| Broader | dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel |
| Meaning | Dress in a certain manner. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
| Synonyms | dress |
| Similar to | dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out, overdress; dress, get dressed |
| Broader | dress, get dressed |
| Narrower | vest |
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