English > overdress: 2 senses > verb 2, body| Meaning | Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
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| Synonyms | dress up, 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 |
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| Narrower | bedizen, dizen | dress up garishly and tastelessly |
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| enrobe | adorn with a robe / robe |
| prank | dress up showily |
| preen, primp, plume, dress | Dress or groom with elaborate care |
| tart up | dress up in a cheap and provocative way |
| Broader | dress, get dressed | Put on clothes |
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| Opposite | dress down, underdress | Dress informally and casually |
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| Similar to | costume, dress up | Dress in a costume |
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| dress, dress up | Dress in a certain manner |
| Spanish | arreglarse, ataviarse, ataviar |
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| Catalan | arreglar-se, empolainar-se, vestir-se |
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