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overdress vs bedizen

bedizen vs overdress

overdress and bedizen both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
overdress No No Yes No
bedizen No No Yes No
As verbs, bedizen is a hyponym of overdress; that is, bedizen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than overdress:
  • overdress: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
  • bedizen: dress up garishly and tastelessly
Other hyponyms of overdress include dress, plume, preen, primp, prank, tart up, enrobe, dizen.
overdress (verb) bedizen (verb)
put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive dress up garishly and tastelessly
dress too warmly decorate tastelessly
Difference between overdress and bedizen

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