Meaning of OVERDRESS
| Pronunciation: | | [n]'owvur`dres, [v]`owvur'dres
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- [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"
- [v] dress excessively; "You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot."
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| | Synonyms: | | attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overclothe, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up |
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| | Antonyms: | | dress down, underdress | | |
| | See Also: | | apparel, bedizen, clothe, dizen, enclothe, enrobe, fit out, garb, garment, get dressed, habilitate, plume, prank, preen, primp, raiment, tart up, tog | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \O`ver*dress"\, v. t.
To dress or adorn to excess; to dress too much. --Pope.
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| | Related Terms: | | bedizen, deck out, dizen, doll up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, get up, gussy up, prank, pretty up, primp, prink, rag out, slick up, spruce up, titivate, trick out, trick up |
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