dress up (v)
window-dress (v)

v00293528

type v
lex_filenum 30
def make something appear superficially attractive
examples The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data
Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
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Hypernym fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify
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Hyponym fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify

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