do up

do up

verb

Definition of DO UP

1

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming <the whole house had been done up for Halloween>

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

Related Words accessorize, dress up, trap, trick (out); brighten, freshen, smarten, spruce (up); boss, chase; braid, embroider, feather, figure, filigree, fillet, flounce, frill, fringe, furbelow, garland, hang, lace, ribbon, swag, wreathe; appliqué, gild, paint; diamond, gem, impearl, jewel, pearl; redecorate, redo

Near Antonyms simplify, streamline; bare, denude, dismantle, display, divest, expose, reveal, strip, uncover; uglify

Antonyms blemish, deface, disfigure, mar, scar, spoil

2

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes <on Wild West Day some of the women came to the office done up as showgirls, while the men were mostly outlaws>

Synonyms apparel, array, attire, bedeck, caparison, costume, deck (out), do up, dress, dress up, enrobe, garb, garment, get up, gown, habit, invest, rig (out), robe, suit, tog (up or out), toilet, vesture

Related Words cloak, frock, jacket, mantle, vest; drape, enswathe, hap [dialect], huddle, swaddle, swathe, wrap; accoutre (or accouter), bedight [archaic], equip, furnish, habilitate, outfit, tailor, uniform; dress down, underdress

Near Antonyms denude, divest, uncover, undrape, unveil

Antonyms disarray, disrobe, strip, unclothe, undress, untruss [archaic]

3

to use up all the physical energy of <all of this fussing about the wedding has done me up>

Synonyms break, burn out, bust, do in, do up, drain, fag, fatigue, frazzle, harass, kill, knock out, outwear, tire, tucker (out), wash out, wear, wear out, weary

Related Words debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, sap, waste, weaken

Near Antonyms activate, energize, invigorate, rejuvenate, strengthen, vitalize; relax, rest, unwind