dress up

(verb) put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive. Synonyms: overdress, 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. Examples: "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera." "The young girls were all fancied up for the party."

(verb) make something appear superficially attractive. Synonyms: dress up, window-dress. Examples: "The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data." "Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth."

(verb) put a caparison on. Synonyms: caparison, bard, barde, dress up. Example: "Caparison the horses for the festive occasion."

(verb) dress in a costume. Synonyms: costume, dress up. Example: "We dressed up for halloween as pumpkins."

(verb) dress in a certain manner. Synonyms: dress, dress up. Examples: "She dresses in the latest paris fashion." "He dressed up in a suit and tie."