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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (5)

1. put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive;
- Example: "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"
- Example: "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"
[syn: overdress, 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]

2. make something appear superficially attractive;
- Example: "The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data"
- Example: "Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth"
[syn: dress up, window-dress]

3. put a caparison on;
- Example: "caparison the horses for the festive occasion"
[syn: caparison, bard, barde, dress up]

4. dress in a costume;
- Example: "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"
[syn: costume, dress up]

5. dress in a certain manner;
- Example: "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"
- Example: "he dressed up in a suit and tie"
[syn: dress, dress up]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dress up
    v 1: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and
         attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to
         the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the
         party" [syn: overdress, 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] [ant: dress down, underdress]
    2: make something appear superficially attractive; "The
       researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data"; "Don't
       try to dress up the unpleasant truth" [syn: dress up,
       window-dress]
    3: put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive
       occasion" [syn: caparison, bard, barde, dress up]
    4: dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"
       [syn: costume, dress up]
    5: dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris
       fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie" [syn: dress,
       dress up]