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dress up

dress up

 
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definition 1: to dress in formal or fancy clothes.
similar words:
gown
definition 2: to put on special clothing and accessories just as a costume for amusement.
The little girls dressed up in old clothes they found up in the attic.Tonight, members of the book club are dressing up as their favorite authors, and I'm going as Charles Dickens.Mr. Jenkins is dressing up as Santa Claus again this year.
 
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