doll up

verb

dolled up; dolling up; dolls up

transitive verb

1

: to dress elegantly or extravagantly

2

: to make more attractive (as by decorating)

intransitive verb

: to get dolled up

Synonyms

• adorn
• array
• beautify
• bedeck
• bedizen
• blazon
• caparison
• deck
• decorate
• do
• do up
• drape
• dress
• embellish
• emblaze
• emboss
• enrich
• fancify
• fancy up
• festoon
• garnish
• glitz (up)
• grace
• gussy up
• ornament
• pretty (up)
• trim

Examples of doll up in a Sentence

if you were to doll up those Shaker-style rooms, you'd ruin their simple elegance

got all dolled up for the party

Recent Examples on the Web

Wearing a look inspired by Barbie herself, Margot Robbie dolls up at this year's Gotham Awards on Nov. 27 in N.Y.C. 43 of 80 Night to Remember Bradley Cooper waves to onlookers outside of the 2023 Gotham Awards in New York City on Nov. 27. —Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2023

To further doll up your kitchen, Hilton’s main cutlery set features eight luxuriously golden knives with soft pink handles and gold accents. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023

Not everyone is thrilled by Dancoisne-Martineau's efforts to doll up the sites however. —Julia Buckley, CNN, 5 May 2021

To doll up that campfire treat, Dieguez recommended adding a strawberry or roasting some sugary marshmallow Peeps. —René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 11 May 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Kids Definition

doll up

verb

: to dress in fine stylish clothing