dress up

verb

1. Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractivebody

   “She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera”

   “The young girls were all fancied up for the party”

   Similar: overdress, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up

2. Make something appear superficially attractive

   “The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data”

   “Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth”

   Similar: window-dress

3. Put a caparison on

   “caparison the horses for the festive occasion”

   Similar: caparison, bard, barde

4. Dress in a costumebody

   “We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins”

   Similar: costume

5. Dress in a certain mannerbody

   “She dresses in the latest Paris fashion”

   “he dressed up in a suit and tie”

   Similar: dress