· 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"

Synonym(s): overdress, 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

Hypernym(s): dress, get_dressed

Antonym(s): dress_down

· make something appear superficially attractive; "The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data"; "Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth"

Synonym(s): window-dress

Hypernym(s): fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify

· put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion"

Synonym(s): caparison, bard, barde

Hypernym(s): decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify

· dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"

Synonym(s): costume

Hypernym(s): dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit_out, apparel

· dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie"

Synonym(s): dress

Hypernym(s): dress, get_dressed