Meaning & use

Dizen

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To dress or adorn someone, especially gaudily or showily.

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The actors were dizened in sequined costumes for the extravagant finale.

She dizened the mannequin with ribbons and bright feathers for the parade float.

A note on using this word

"Dizen" is an old verb now mostly seen in its prefixed form "bedizen"; on its own it feels distinctly archaic or literary.

Words with a similar meaning

bedeckadorndeck out

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Words with an opposite meaning

strip

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