to bedizen
- verb
- /bɪˈdaɪzən/
:
adornar de manera ostentosa
- He bedizened the cake with an extravagant amount of icing and sprinkles.
Examples
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She bedizened her room with bright, mismatched decorations that drew everyone's attention.
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"The bedizened body rolled into the pour.
Fiction book (1992) -
The children were bedizened in colorful costumes for the school play.
Synonyms
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7.6
To dress someone or something in a fancy way
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2.9
Make something look better than it really is
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8.6
To dress or decorate in a fancy way to look nicer
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6.9
To make something look showy to attract attention
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7.8
To put fancy decorations like flowers or lights on something to make it look special
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8.9
To make something or someone look bright and showy to attract attention
To dress or decorate in a very bright way to get attention
Dress yourself in bright, showy clothes or jewelry to attract attention
To make a person or thing look fancy, often in a showy way
To dress someone or make them act in a showy, fashionable way
To dress carefully to look fancy
To dress people or things in silks and jewelry
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Etymology
The word bedizen comes from be- added to an old word dizen meaning 'to decorate', so it originally meant 'to make decorated'. A helpful way to remember it is to think 'be-dazzle' — to dress or decorate something in a loud, showy, and often tasteless way.