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- [dres uhp]
- /drɛs ʌp/
- /dres ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dres uhp]
- /drɛs ʌp/
Definitions of dress up words
- adjective dress up of or for a dress or dresses. 1
- adjective dress up of or for a formal occasion. 1
- adjective dress up requiring formal dress. 1
- noun dress up an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece. 1
- noun dress up clothing; apparel; garb: The dress of the 18th century was colorful. 1
- noun dress up formal attire. 1
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Origin of dress up
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1665-75; noun, adj. use of verb phrase dress up
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Parts of speech for Dress up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dress up popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
dress up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dress up
verb dress up
- spruce up — trim in dress or appearance; neat; smart; dapper.
- clothe — To clothe someone means to provide them with clothes to wear.
- attire — Your attire is the clothes you are wearing.
- array — An array of different things or people is a large number or wide range of them.
- beautify — If you beautify something, you make it look more beautiful.
Antonyms for dress up
verb dress up
- dress down — of or for a dress or dresses.
See also
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