bedizen
[bih-dahy-zuh n, -diz-uh n]
verb (used with object)
to dress or adorn in a showy, gaudy, or tasteless manner.
Origin of bedizen
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Related Words for bedizen
bedeck, embellish, festoon, beautify, embroider, adorn, drape, swaddle, swathe, fit, cloak, disguise, attire, equip, dress, trim, illuminate, deck, brighten, graceExamples from the Web for bedizen
Historical Examples of bedizen
When I was young they died for that with which they now bedizen themselves.'
HypatiaCharles Kingsley
If Julia Cunningham chooses to bedizen herself in it, she is welcome to it—flounces and all.
At LastMarion Harland
Prithee, young one, who art thou, and what has ailed thy mother to bedizen thee in this strange fashion?
The Scarlet LetterNathaniel Hawthorne
A refined woman will always look neat; but, on the other hand, she will not bedizen and bedeck herself with a view to display.
How to be Happy Though MarriedE. J. Hardy.
I will so bedizen your virile, though somewhat crassly practical gifts—— Why, women are my long suit.
Free AirSinclair Lewis
bedizen
verb
Word Origin for bedizen
C17: from be- + obsolete dizen to dress up, of uncertain origin
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