verb
1. put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive (Freq. 5)
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She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera
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The young girls were all fancied up for the party
• Syn:
↑overdress, ↑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
• Ant: ↑dress down, ↑underdress (for: ↑overdress)
• See Also: ↑dress
• Derivationally related forms: ↑rigout (for: ↑rig out), ↑getup (for: ↑get up), ↑attire (for: ↑attire)
• Hypernyms: ↑dress, ↑get dressed
• Hyponyms:
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody
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Somebody ——s
2. make something appear superficially attractive (Freq. 1)
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The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data
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Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth
• Syn: ↑window-dress
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
3. put a caparison on
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caparison the horses for the festive occasion
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
4. dress in a certain manner
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She dresses in the latest Paris fashion
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he dressed up in a suit and tie
• Syn: ↑dress
• Hypernyms: ↑dress, ↑get dressed
• Hyponyms: ↑vest
• Verb Group:
↑overdress, ↑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, ↑dress, ↑get dressed
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s PP
5. dress in a costume
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We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins
• Syn: ↑costume
• Hypernyms:
• Verb Group:
↑overdress, ↑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
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s
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Somebody ——s somebody
Useful english dictionary. 2012.