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deodorize collapse: eliminate the odor from; "This stick will deodorize your armpits"

understate collapse: represent as less significant or important

misstate collapse: state something incorrectly; "You misstated my position"

maximize collapse: make as big or large as possible; "Maximize your profits!"; make the most of; "He maximized his role"

redecorate collapse: redo the decoration of an apartment or house

smarten up collapse

fig out collapse

dizen collapse

preen collapse: dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"; pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement; clean with one's bill; "The birds preened"

doll up collapse: use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.; "She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends"

misrepresent collapse: represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"

prettify collapse

gussy up collapse

overlay collapse: put something on top of something else; "cover the meat with a lot of gravy"

primp collapse

beautify collapse

sweeten collapse: make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable; "sweeten a deal"; make sweeter in taste

refurbish collapse: make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate"

overdraw collapse: draw more money from than is available; "She overdrew her account"

falsify collapse: falsify knowingly; "She falsified the records"; prove false; "Falsify a claim"; make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

misquote collapse: quote incorrectly; "He had misquoted the politician"

adorn collapse

bedeck collapse

titivate collapse

ripen collapse: grow ripe; "The plums ripen in July"; cause to ripen or develop fully; "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine"

overstate collapse: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

redo collapse

trick out collapse

garnish collapse: any decoration added as a trimming or adornment; something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration

dress up collapse: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"; make something appear superficially attractive; "The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data"; "Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth"

spruce up collapse: dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party"; make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child"

prank collapse: dress up showily; "He pranked himself out in his best clothes"; dress or decorate showily or gaudily; "Roses were pranking the lawn"

furbish collapse

enhance collapse: increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"; make better or more attractive; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat"

flatter collapse: praise somewhat dishonestly

belie collapse

gloss over collapse: treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly

bedizen collapse: dress up garishly and tastelessly; decorate tastelessly

overload collapse: an excessive burden; an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power; place too much a load on; "don't overload the car"; become overloaded; "The aerator overloaded"

illustrate collapse: supply with illustrations; "illustrate a book with drawings"; depict with an illustration

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