"bedizen" meaning in All languages combined

See bedizen on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /bɪˈdaɪzən/, /bɪˈdɪzən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bedizen2.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bedizen.wav Forms: bedizens [present, singular, third-person], bedizening [participle, present], bedizened [participle, past], bedizened [past]
Etymology: From be- + dizen. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|dizen}} be- + dizen Head templates: {{en-verb}} bedizen (third-person singular simple present bedizens, present participle bedizening, simple past and past participle bedizened)
  1. (transitive) To ornament something in showy, tasteless, or gaudy finery. Tags: transitive Synonyms: embellish Translations (to ornament gaudily): кича (kiča) (Bulgarian), труфя (trufja) (Bulgarian), dekorachar (Ido), ornachar (Ido), vestizachar (Ido)
    Sense id: en-bedizen-en-verb-SmiRAGIQ Disambiguation of 'to ornament gaudily': 82 18
  2. (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England) To dirty; cover with dirt. Tags: Northern-England, UK, dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-bedizen-en-verb-bY6R6WOq Categories (other): British English, Northern England English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Ido translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 39 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bedizzen Derived forms: bedizened, bedizenment, bedizenry

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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