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verb
To don fancy clothing; to dress up particularly in flattering or specially altered garments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal, intransitive
Synonyms: doll up
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To make fancy or attractive, as by artificial or contrived means.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal, transitive
Synonyms: spruce up
Antonyms: none provided
verb
put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: overdress, dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dress, get dressed
Narrower terms: preen, primp, plume, dress, prank, tart up, enrobe, bedizen, dizen
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