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preen vs fancy up

fancy up vs preen

preen and fancy up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
preen No No Yes No
fancy up No No Yes No
As verbs, fancy up is a hypernym of preen; that is, fancy up is a word with a broader meaning than preen:
  • preen: dress or groom with elaborate care
  • fancy up: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
Other hypernyms of preen include attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up.
preen (verb) fancy up (verb)
dress or groom with elaborate care put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
clean with one's bill
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