accessorize

[ak-ses-uh-riz]

verb (used with object), ac·ces·so·rized, ac·ces·so·riz·ing.

to fit or equip with accessories: to accessorize a car with special seat covers.

verb (used without object), ac·ces·so·rized, ac·ces·so·riz·ing.

to choose or wear accessories: Well-dressed women accessorize according to the occasion.

to be suitable for accessories: Some clothes accessorize more easily than others.

Also especially British, ac·ces·so·rise.

Origin of accessorize

An Americanism dating back to 1935–39; accessor(y) + -ize

Related formsac·ces·so·ri·za·tion, noun

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Related Words for accessorizing

accent, adorn, equip, supplement

Examples from the Web for accessorizing

Contemporary Examples of accessorizing

The singer covered parts of her naked body with moss, accessorizing with smokey eyeshadow and a voluminous haircut.
Miranda Kerr Reportedly Won’t Walk in This Year’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show; Gucci Receives $144.2 Million in Counterfeit Damages
The Fashion Beast Team
October 18, 2013

British Dictionary definitions for accessorizing

accessorize

accessorise

verb

(tr) to add accessories toaccessorize a plain jacket with feminine jewellery

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Word Origin and History for accessorizing

accessorize

1939, from accessory + -ize. Related: Accessorized; accessorizing.