bedizen

verb

bi-ˈdī-zᵊn How to pronounce bedizen (audio)
Definition of bedizennext
as in to adorn
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming an elderly actress bedizening herself with makeup and jewelry

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  1. adorn
  2. decorate
  3. drape
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  • This awe-inspiring exhibit features a glowing, two-story Victorian-style gingerbread house in the hotel's grand lobby, adorned with more than 1,900 pounds of candies.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Clooney spared no accessory, adorning her look with gold dangling earrings, gold-and-white bangles, and a pair of oversized square sunglasses.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of adorn
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  • Don’t Neglect the Base Just as the ornaments that decorate your tree can have a big impact on the overall look and feel of your artificial tree, so too is what’s underneath all those branches.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The American mall and Spencer’s: A symbiotic relationship In 1982, decorated CBS News reporter Charles Kuralt rode an escalator to the top level of a Midwestern shopping center.
    Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of decorate
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  • The Taliban flag draped Haqqani's coffin as media outlets, both local and international, covered the event.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The flag was wrapped around a pregnant Pamela Anderson in 1998, draped on the shoulders of Muhammad Ali in 2009, and hugged by Edward Snowden in 2014.
    Katherine Pomerantz, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of drape
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