definition of
dress up

[1] #1 dress up v. put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party". wn

[2] #2 dress up v. make something appear superficially attractive; "The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data"; "Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth". wn

[3] #3 dress up v. put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion". wn

[4] #4 dress up v. dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins". wn

[5] #5 dress up v. dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie". wn