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

costume, dress up

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

dress, dress up

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

caparison, bard, barde, dress up

v. put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion"

overdress, dress up, 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

v. 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"

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disguise, mask

v. make unrecognizable; "The herb masks the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"

equip

v. provide with abilities or understanding; "She was never equipped to be a dancer"

deck, bedight, bedeck

v. decorate; "deck the halls with holly"

wear, put on, get into, don, assume

v. put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"

equip

v. provide with abilities or understanding; "She was never equipped to be a dancer"

cloak

v. cover with or as if with a cloak; "cloaked monks"

trim, garnish, dress

v. decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

wind, wrap, roll, twine

v. arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"

insulate

v. protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material; "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came"

treat, care for

v. provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"

soak, imbue

v. fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant"

range, array, lay out, set out

v. lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line; "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments"

order

v. bring order to or into; "Order these files"

dress

v. cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width

equip

v. provide with abilities or understanding; "She was never equipped to be a dancer"

cloak

v. cover with or as if with a cloak; "cloaked monks"

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undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe, peel

v. get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"

underdress

v. dress without sufficient warmth; "She was underdressed for the hiking trip and suffered hypothermia"

underdress

v. dress without sufficient warmth; "She was underdressed for the hiking trip and suffered hypothermia"

undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe, peel

v. get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"

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