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bedizen

be·di·zen [ bi dz'n, bi dízz'n ] (past and past participle be·di·zened, present participle be·di·zen·ing, 3rd person present singular be·di·zens)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
dress or decorate showily: to dress or decorate somebody or something in a way that seems exaggeratedly or vulgarly showy ( literary )

[Mid-17th century. <be- + dizen "put flax onto a rod"]

be·di·zen·ment noun
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