cross-dress

verb

USkraws-DRES/ˈkɹɔsˈdɹɛs/UKkros-DRES/ˈkɹɒsˈdɹɛs/

2 meanings of cross-dress

1
verbintransitive
To wear clothes that people usually think of as belonging to the opposite sex.
Some actors cross-dress for comedy roles on stage.
He spent years cross-dressing in private before telling his friends.
2
verbintransitive
For an immune cell to show on its outer surface markers that were first made by a different cell.
Like wearing a jacket a friend made, so other people see it on you.
Some immune cells cross-dress to warn the body about a virus.
Researchers watched the cells cross-dressing under the microscope.
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Made from "cross-" plus the word "dress."