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bedizen

[ bih-dahy-zuhn, -diz-uhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to dress or adorn in a showy, gaudy, or tasteless manner:
She was bedizened in a sequined gown and an enormous feathered headpiece.
To my dismay, the new PR team bedizened our website with animated images and text.

bedizen

/ bɪˈdaɪzən; -ˈdɪzən /

Origin of bedizen¹

First recorded in 1655–65; be- + dizen

Origin of bedizen¹

C17: from be- + obsolete dizen to dress up, of uncertain origin

A refined woman will always look neat; but, on the other hand, she will not bedizen and bedeck herself with a view to display.

The French chamarrer, to deck out, or bedizen, is said to be a word of kindred origin.

I'st teach yo to burn three candles down awbut to nothink 'at yo may bedizen yorsel in this way.

Mirrors being very rare, the women bedizen themselves with tinsel, the bizarre effect of which they have no means of appreciating.

Is not your body a far more beautiful and nobler thing than all the gay clothes with which you can bedizen it?

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[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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