bedizen

bɪˈdaɪzən

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Definition of bedizen - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

gaudy dressing

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dress up in gaudy and tasteless clothes

Dated

He was bedizened in a glittery, mismatched outfit.

adorn

decorate

showy decoration

Dated

decorate in a showy and tasteless way

Dated

She bedizened the room with bright, clashing colors.

adorn

embellish

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Origin of bedizen

Dutch, be- (thoroughly) + dissen (to dress)

Examples of bedizen in a sentence

The children were bedizened in colorful costumes for the parade.
He bedizened his outfit with flashy accessories.
The artist bedizened the sculpture with gaudy ornaments.

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French:affubler, ...
German:aufdonnern, schmücken, ...
Italian:agghindarsi, addobbare, ...
Spanish:ataviar, embellecer, ...
Portuguese:empetecar, enfeitar, ...
Chinese:打扮, 点缀, ...
Japanese:着飾る, 飾り立てる, ...
Arabic:تَبَهْرَجَ, زَيَّنَ بِمُبَالَغَة, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְלַבֵּשׁ בְּבגדים צעקניים, לְהַפְאִיר, ...
Russian:разряжаться, украшать, ...
Ukrainian:вдягатися яскраво, прикрашати, ...
Hindi:सजाना, सजावट करना, ...
Bengali:জাঁকজমকপূর্ণভাবে সজ্জিত করা, সাজানো, ...
Catalan:vestir-se, guarnir, ...
Czech:vyšňořit, přezdobit, ...
Danish:klæde sig ud, udsmykke, ...
Dutch:opdossen, tooien, ...
Greek:ντύνομαι φανταχτερά, κιτς διακόσμηση, ...
Hungarian:felcicomázni, kipingálni, ...
Khmer:តុបតែងខ្លួនឆើតឆាយហួសហេតុ, តុបតែងបែបឡូយឆាយគ្មានរសជាតិ, ...
Korean:치장하다, 화려하게 장식하다, ...
Persian:لباس پوشید, تزئین کرد, ...
Polish:wystroić się, ozdobić, ...
Portuguese (BR):vestir-se extravagantemente, enfeitar, ...
Romanian:a împopoțona, a împodobi strident, ...
Swedish:utspöka, pråla ut, ...
Thai:แต่งตัว, ตกแต่ง, ...
Turkish:süslenmek, süslemek, ...
Vietnamese:ăn mặc lòe loẹt, trang trí lòe loẹt, ...

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