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Dress up

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To put on special or fancy clothes. intransitive

    "Everyone dressed up for the graduation ball."

  2. 2
    put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive wordnet
  3. 3
    To put on a costume portraying oneself as a particular type of character or well-known person. intransitive, often

    "We're having a party on Saturday, but you must dress up as a famous historical figure."

  4. 4
    dress in a certain manner wordnet
  5. 5
    To put a costume on (someone) portraying them as a particular type of character or well-known person. often, transitive

    "The cat hated when they dressed him up for Halloween."

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  1. 6
    dress in a costume wordnet
  2. 7
    To decorate; to prettify. transitive

    "Mistress, your father prays you leave your books, And help to dress your sister’s chamber up: You know to-morrow is the wedding-day."

  3. 8
    make something appear superficially attractive wordnet
  4. 9
    To present in a favorable light. transitive

    "You can dress up that proposal however you want; it's still going to go over like a lead balloon."

  5. 10
    put a caparison on wordnet

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