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to decorate something in order to improve the way that it looks, especially in a way that other people think is ugly
to try to hide the fact that something is bad by showing or describing it in a positive way
if a woman tarts herself up, she tries to make herself look more attractive, for example by wearing nice clothes. This expression is often used for showing that you think a woman has made herself look less attractive.
