Main Entry:

¹ap·par·el

Pronunciation:

\ə-ˈper-əl, -ˈpa-rəl\

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

ap·par·eled or ap·par·elled; ap·par·el·ing or ap·par·el·ling

Etymology:

Middle English appareillen, from Anglo-French apparailler to prepare, from Vulgar Latin *appariculare, from Latin apparare

Date:

14th century

1 : to put clothes on : dress 2 : adorn, embellish <accused of appareling the truth>