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| Main Entry: |
dress up
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put on one's best clothes |
| Synonyms: | array, attire, beautify, clothe, deck out, embellish, fit out, fix up, gussy up, improve, overdress, preen, prettify, primp, prink, slick, smarten, spiff up, spruce up, titivate |
| Antonyms: | dress casually, dress down |
| Main Entry: | primp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | beautify and dress nicely |
| Synonyms: | deck out, dress up, fix up, get dressed up, groom, gussy up, preen, prepare, slick*, smarten, spiff, spruce, titivate |
| Antonyms: | mess up, uglify |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | provoke |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start, evoke; stimulate |
| Synonyms: | animate, arouse, awaken, begin, bestir, bring about, bring down, bring on, bring to one's feet, build up, call forth, cause, challenge, draw forth, electrify, elicit, enthuse, excite, fire, fire up, galvanize, generate, give rise to, incite, induce, inflame, innervate, innerve, inspire, instigate, kindle, lead to, make, motivate, move, occasion, pique, precipitate, prime, produce, promote, prompt, quicken, rally, rouse, roust, stir, suscitate, thrill, titillate, titivate, waken, whet |
| Notes: | provoke means to stir up or arouse - or to incite to anger or resentment; evoke means to call forth or call to mind emotions, feelings, and responses |
| Antonyms: | end, halt, prevent, stop |
| Main Entry: | spruce up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make neat, well-groomed |
| Synonyms: | brush, deck out, dress up, fix up, groom, prim, primp, sleek, slick, smarten, tidy, titivate, wash |
| Antonyms: | dirty, mess up |
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