bedizen

• Verbe vieilli signifiant habiller ou orner de manière excessive et de mauvais goût, avec un luxe criard ou voyant.

An archaic verb meaning to dress or adorn gaudily or with vulgar finery.

1. Decorate tastelesslyC2formal

   To adorn or decorate something in a gaudy, vulgar, or overly showy manner.

   Enjoliver de façon criarde

   • The room was bedizened with cheap, flashy ornaments.
   • She bedizened her costume with too many sequins and ribbons.
   • The hall was bedizened in a way that clashed with the elegant setting.

   Synonymesadornarraybedeckbedightdeckembellishfestoongarnishornamenttrick out

   Antonymesmutesimplifystripsubduetoneunderstate

2. Dress up garishlyC2formal

   To dress someone or oneself in a showy, tasteless, or overly ornate way.

   Parer de façon criarde

   • He bedizened himself in a loud, patterned suit for the party.
   • The actress was bedizened in excessive jewelry and a gaudy gown.
   • They bedizened the children in frilly, uncomfortable outfits for the parade.

   Synonymesadornarraybedeckdeckembellishfestoongarnishornamentprinktrick out

   Antonymesdisrobestrip