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dress up

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Verb

  1. To put on special or fancy clothes.
  2. To put on a costume portraying oneself as a particular type of character or well-known person.
  3. To put a costume on (someone) portraying them as a particular type of character or well-known person.
  4. To decorate; to prettify.
  5. To present in a favorable light.

Noun

  1. A child's game of putting on different clothes and pretending to be different people.

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