bedizen

Verb
US[bid-ee-zuhn]/ˌbɪˈdizən/3 syllables
Synonyms: dizen

Open English WordNet

Verb (2)

  1. decorate tastelesslyMore general decorate, adorn
  2. dress up garishly and tastelesslySynonyms: dizenMore general overdress, dress up
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Be·diz′en (…), transitive verb

To dress or adorn tawdrily or with false taste.

Remnants of tapestried hangings,... and shreds of pictures with which he had bedizened his tatters.— Sir Walter Scott

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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