to glam up
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6.8
- phrasal verb
- /ɡlæm ʌp/
- Informal
:
maquillarse
- Before the wedding, she decided to glam up with a stunning dress and flawless makeup.
- get glammed up
- glam up any outfit
The most important part of any glamour routine is leaving the house, and I try to make sure to do that every time I glam up.
- The most important part of any glamour routine is leaving the house, and I try to make sure to do that every time I glam up.
Examples
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You and a friend will fly out to Los Angeles, get all glammed up with our Hollywood makeup artist, hair artist, everything.
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I researched makeup looks and settled on wanting to still look like me, but a more glammed-up version: cat eyes and uncharacteristically red lips.
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It's so easy for you to just glam up your eyes.
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I'm going to go get all glammed up for our big date and I'll see you in the OR.
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My mom was a single mother and, you know, trying to get herself glammed up And me, because I was particular about my hair, it was rough.
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So we're going to Marshalls, pick up some clothing, some shoes, maybe some stuff so she can feel confident and pretty and all glammed up in New Orleans.
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I truly believe that the Miss America organization is not in place to give girls an arena to glam up with the biggest rhinestones, spend lots of money on dresses, have their bodies criticized, and get all worked up comparing themselves to each other.
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It's the gleam beam shimmer spray and it's gold gorgeous Pop some highlight on the shoulders just like glam up your whole body.
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Like God, if I relied on really special circumstances to dictate whether or not I was going to glam up that day, let's just say I wouldn't be glam very much.
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The stylist helped her glam up for the red carpet event, making sure every detail was perfect.
Synonyms
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4.1
To make a place or person look neat and smart
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8.7
Make something or someone look fancier by adding decorations
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7.2
To get ready by fixing your clothes, hair, or makeup carefully
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3.9
Make yourself look attractive by dressing and doing your hair or makeup
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4.3
Make people and places look nicer by dressing up, adding decorations, or using makeup
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8.6
To dress or decorate in a fancy way to look nicer
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3.7
To dress in special clothes to look different or attractive
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7.2
To dress up and make yourself look attractive for a special event
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7.2
Make a person or place look neater and nicer by cleaning and adding small things
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5.0
Make something look more attractive, often only on the surface
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4.8
Make yourself or a place look neater and more stylish
To make someone or something look stylish and attractive with makeup and clothes
To make a person or thing look fancy, often in a showy way
To put on fancy clothes to look good
To put on special clothes to look nice for an event
To put on special clothes to look attractive for an event
To make someone or something look fancier to impress people
Make something look more stylish and attractive
To dress neatly and formally for an event
Make a person look neat and more attractive by dressing and grooming them carefully
How Glamorous
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to make oneself or someone more glamorous' is directly derivable from combining 'glam' (to dress or style attractively) with the particle 'up' (to increase or intensify), following a common English verb+up compositional pattern. This straightforward composition mirrors other transparent forms (e.g., dress up, tidy up), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer the MWE meaning, despite its colloquial register.
Etymology
The phrasal verb glam up comes from the word 'glamour' shortened to glam and the word up, which means 'more'. It creates a clear picture: put on fancy clothes, hair, or makeup to look more stylish, so it means 'to make someone look more glamorous'.