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BEDIZEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bedizen mean?
• BEDIZEN (verb)
The verb BEDIZEN has 2 senses:
1. decorate tastelessly
2. dress up garishly and tastelessly
Familiarity information: BEDIZEN used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Conjugation: |
... he / she / it bedizens Past simple: bedizened
Past participle: bedizened
-ing form: bedizening
Sense 1
Meaning:
Decorate tastelessly
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "bedizen" is one way to...):
adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Dress up garishly and tastelessly
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
bedizen; dizen
Hypernyms (to "bedizen" is one way to...):
attire; deck out; deck up; dress up; fancy up; fig out; fig up; get up; gussy up; overdress; prink; rig out; tog out; tog up; trick out; trick up (put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
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