DRESS UP as VERB

1. Meaning
   • put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
   Synonym(s)
   • attire (what does attire mean?)
   • deck out (what does deck out mean?)
   • deck up (what does deck up mean?)
   • fancy up (what does fancy up mean?)
   • fig out (what does fig out mean?)
   • fig up (what does fig up mean?)
   • get up (what does get up mean?)
   • gussy up (what does gussy up mean?)
   • overdress (what does overdress mean?)
   • prink (what does prink mean?)
   • rig out (what does rig out mean?)
   • tog out (what does tog out mean?)
   • tog up (what does tog up mean?)
   • trick out (what does trick out mean?)
   • trick up (what does trick up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera
   • The young girls were all fancied up for the party
   Hypernyms(s) dress up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dress (what does dress mean?)
   • get dressed (what does get dressed mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • dress down (what does dress down mean?)
   • underdress (what does underdress mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • preen (what does preen mean?)
   • primp (what does primp mean?)
   • plume (what does plume mean?)
   • dress (what does dress mean?)
   • prank (what does prank mean?)
   • tart up (what does tart up mean?)
   • enrobe (what does enrobe mean?)
   • bedizen (what does bedizen mean?)
   • dizen (what does dizen mean?)
   See Also
   • dress (what does dress mean?)
   • get dressed (what does get dressed mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rigout (what does rigout mean?)
   • outfit (what does outfit mean?)
   • getup (what does getup mean?)
   • rig (what does rig mean?)
   • turnout (what does turnout mean?)
   • attire (what does attire mean?)
   • garb (what does garb mean?)
   • dress (what does dress mean?)
2. Meaning
   • dress in a certain manner
   Synonym(s)
   • dress (what does dress mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She dresses in the latest Paris fashion
   • he dressed up in a suit and tie
   Hypernyms(s) dress up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dress (what does dress mean?)
   • get dressed (what does get dressed mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • vest (what does vest mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • attire (what does attire mean?)
   • garb (what does garb mean?)
   • dress (what does dress mean?)
   • dresser (what does dresser mean?)
3. Meaning
   • dress in a costume
   Synonym(s)
   • costume (what does costume mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins
   Hypernyms(s) dress up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dress (what does dress mean?)
   • clothe (what does clothe mean?)
   • enclothe (what does enclothe mean?)
   • garb (what does garb mean?)
   • raiment (what does raiment mean?)
   • tog (what does tog mean?)
   • garment (what does garment mean?)
   • habilitate (what does habilitate mean?)
   • fit out (what does fit out mean?)
   • apparel (what does apparel mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • costume (what does costume mean?)
4. Meaning
   • make something appear superficially attractive
   Synonym(s)
   • window-dress (what does window-dress mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data
   • Don”t try to dress up the unpleasant truth
   Hypernyms(s) dress up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • beautify (what does beautify mean?)
   • embellish (what does embellish mean?)
   • prettify (what does prettify mean?)
5. Meaning
   • put a caparison on
   Synonym(s)
   • bard (what does bard mean?)
   • caparison (what does caparison mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • caparison the horses for the festive occasion
   Hypernyms(s) dress up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decorate (what does decorate mean?)
   • adorn (what does adorn mean?)
   • grace (what does grace mean?)
   • ornament (what does ornament mean?)
   • embellish (what does embellish mean?)
   • beautify (what does beautify mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • bard (what does bard mean?)
   • caparison (what does caparison mean?)
   • trapping (what does trapping mean?)
   • trappings (what does trappings mean?)
   • housing (what does housing mean?)
   • housings (what does housings mean?)