dress up

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === dress up (third-person singular simple present dresses up, present participle dressing up, simple past and past participle dressed up) (intransitive) To put on special or fancy clothes. Synonym: (US) gussy up Antonym: dress down (intransitive, often with 'as') To put on a costume portraying oneself as a particular type of character or well-known person. (transitive, often with 'as') To put a costume on (someone) portraying them as a particular type of character or well-known person. (transitive) To decorate; to prettify. (transitive) To present in a favorable light. Synonym: spin ==== Coordinate terms ==== cosplay ==== Derived terms ==== dressed up dress-up (noun) ==== Translations ====