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1. dress... up p.v. When you dress up, you wear very nice clothes, often for a special occasion. When you dress people up, you put very nice clothes on them/ often for a special occasion.

You should always dress up for a job interview.

The Taylors dressed their children up so they could take some pictures.

dressed up part.adj. When you are dressed up, you are wearing very nice clothes, often for a special occasion.

Where are Tom and Nancy going? They're all dressed up.

I felt like an idiot at the party — everyone was really dressed up except me.

2. dress up (like/as) p.v. When people wear old-fashioned clothes or costumes, they dress up, dress up like someone, or dress up as someone.

Did you see Charles at the Halloween party? He dressed up like a cowboy.

At Jane's costume party, everyone has to dress up as a clown.

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