transitive. To dress, array, attire; to deck, prank; to adorn (usually with the notion of artifice). Const. with, in. Also intransitive with it. Also…

intransitive with reflexive meaning. To make oneself neat or smart; to spruce oneself up. Obsolete.

Of a person. Cf. preen, v.2 1. transitive. To tidy (the hair, clothes, etc.) with great attention to detail; to smarten or spruce up; to primp…

transitive. To make fine; to adorn, deck, ‘trick up’. to finify it: see quot. 1611.

colloquial. intransitive. To spruce oneself up (frequently with the implication of pride in and admiration of the result); to primp, preen.

intransitive (for reflexive).

absol. or intransitive.

intransitive for reflexive. To adorn oneself, dress up.

intransitive. To make oneself look beautiful or more beautiful; to arrange one's hair, apply make-up, etc.

intransitive. To adorn or beautify oneself; to primp. Used chiefly of men.

intransitive. (Usually with up.) To put oneself in proper trim; to dress up; to spruce up.

With up. intransitive. To make oneself smart or spruce; to improve one's appearance. Also occasionally: to become smart. Cf. smarten, v. 2c. Now rare.

Chiefly with up. intransitive. To become smart or spruce; esp. to make oneself smart in appearance or style.

intransitive with reflexive meaning. To make oneself look smart; to smarten oneself up. Also with up.

intransitive. To neaten one's appearance, esp. in a fussy or affected manner or to an excessive degree; to smarten up. Also in extended use.

transitive. To dress up finely or elaborately; to deck up. Also intransitive (for reflexive) and transferred.