Laxi Dictionary

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Definition dress up in American English

dress up phrasal verb

phrasal verb
1

to put on clothes that make you look like someone else, for fun

Example

All children love dressing up.

Example

They had dressed up as princes and princesses.

Synonyms and related words
put onwearget dressed
1.1

to put clothes on someone so that they look like someone else, for fun

Example

For her birthday party, they dressed her up as a ballerina.

Synonyms and related words
put onwearget dressed
2

to put on clothes that are more formal than the clothes you usually wear

Example

Jonah had obviously made an effort to dress up for the occasion.

Synonyms and related words
put onwearget dressed
3

to make something seem more impressive than it really is

Example

He tries to dress it up, but he's basically a waiter.

Synonyms and related words
aggrandiseaggrandizeexaggerate
Definition dress up in American English