vverb.bodyput on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractiveSynset:attire deck out deck up fancy up fig out fig up get up gussy up overdress prink rig out tog out tog up trick out trick up
Examples:- She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera
- The young girls were all fancied up for the party
Antonyms:dress downunderdress
Derivationally Related Form:attirerigoutgetup
Hypernyms:dress get dressed
Inherited Hypernyms:overdressdresschange
Direct Hyponyms:bedizendizendressenrobeplumeprankpreenprimptart up
Full Troponyms:bedizenenrobeprankpreentart up
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s (apply to: dress up, overdress)
vverb.changemake something appear superficially attractiveSynset:window-dress
Examples:- The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data
- Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth
Hypernyms:beautify embellish fancify prettify
Inherited Hypernyms:dress upfancifybetterchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.creationput a caparison onSynset:bard barde caparison
Examples:- caparison the horses for the festive occasion
Derivationally Related Form:caparisonbard
Hypernyms:adorn beautify decorate embellish grace ornament
Inherited Hypernyms:caparisondecoratechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.bodydress in a costumeSynset:costume
Examples:- We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins
Derivationally Related Form:costume
Hypernyms:apparel clothe dress enclothe fit out garb garment habilitate raiment tog
Inherited Hypernyms:costumedresschange statechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s
vverb.bodydress in a certain mannerSynset:dress
Examples:- She dresses in the latest Paris fashion
- he dressed up in a suit and tie
Derivationally Related Form:dressdresser
Hypernyms:dress get dressed
Inherited Hypernyms:dressdresschange
Direct Hyponyms:vest
Full Troponyms:vest
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP