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be·di·zen

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(bĭ-dī'zən, -dĭz'ən) pronunciation
tr.v., -zened, -zen·ing, -zens.
To ornament or dress in a showy or gaudy manner.

[BE- + DIZEN.]

bedizenment be·di'zen·ment n.

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to dress or adorn with gaudy finery or vulgarity
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IN BRIEF: To adorn, especially in a cheap showy manner.

pronunciation Hopefully they will not bedizen themselves for the formal dinner tomorrow.

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