CEFR C2

bedizen

verb

Meaning

Dress or decorate in a gaudy, showy, or tasteless manner.

Examples

She decided to bedizen the old ballroom with cheap plastic streamers and oversized balloons for the party.
The young socialite loved to bedizen herself in layers of clashing jewelry and neon fabrics.

Synonyms: decorate, adorn, garnish, embellish

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bedizen (C2)

verb

Pronunciation: /bɪˈdaɪzən/

Definition

Dress or decorate in a gaudy, showy, or tasteless manner.

Examples

She decided to bedizen the old ballroom with cheap plastic streamers and oversized balloons for the party.
The young socialite loved to bedizen herself in layers of clashing jewelry and neon fabrics.

How to Use bedizen

bedizen someone with (collocation): to cover a person with excessive or showy decorations — "The queen was bedizened with so many jewels that she could barely move."
bedizen something with (collocation): to decorate a space or object in a gaudy way — "They chose to bedizen the stage with fake gold and velvet curtains."

Synonyms of bedizen

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