dress up
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dress up
verb dresses up · dressing up · dressed up
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To put on special or fancy clothes.
Everyone dressed up for the graduation ball.
Similar: gussy up · Opposite: dress down
- To put on a costume portraying oneself as a particular type of character or well-known person. We're having a party on Saturday, but you must dress up as a famous historical figure.
- To put a costume on (someone) portraying them as a particular type of character or well-known person. The cat hated when they dressed him up for Halloween.
- To decorate; to prettify. 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.
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To present in a favorable light.
You can dress up that proposal however you want; it's still going to go over like a lead balloon.
Similar: spin
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verb to put on a costume portraying oneself as a particular character or figure
| Español | disfrazarse, disfrezarse |
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| Deutsch | sich verkleiden |
| Русский | наряжаться narjažatʹsja |
verb to put on special or fancy clothes
| Español | vestirse de gala, ponerse elegante, engalanarse, emperifollarse, vestirse bonito, ataviarse |
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| 日本語 | 着飾る kìkázárù |
| Deutsch | sich herausputzen, sich aufbrezeln, sich schick anziehen |
| Русский | наряжаться narjažatʹsja |
verb to present in a better light
| Deutsch | aufputzen |
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