overdress
1. 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 • Syn: 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 • Ant: dress down (for: dress up), underdress • See Also: dress (for: dress up) • Derivationally related forms: rigout (for: rig out), getup (for: get up), attire (for: attire) • Hypernyms: dress, get dressed • Hyponyms: preen, primp, plume, dress, prank, tart up, enrobe, bedizen, dizen • Verb Group: dress, dress up, costume • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody - Somebody ----s (for: dress up) - Somebody ----s 2. dress too warmly - You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot • Syn: overclothe • Ant: underdress • Hypernyms: dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody
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