What does "dandify" mean?

To dress as, make into, or to adopt the style of, a dandy.

What is a synonym for "dandify"?

Common synonyms include: adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, blazon.

verb

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Verb

1
To dress as, make into, or to adopt the style of, a dandy.
"The Major smiled as he saw the boy dandifying himself in the glass: the old gentleman was not displeased with the appearance of the comely lad."
2
dress like a dandy wordnet

"The Major smiled as he saw the boy dandifying himself in the glass: the old gentleman was not displeased with the appearance of the comely lad."

From dandy + -fy.

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