BEDIZEN

bedizen, dizen

(verb) dress up garishly and tastelessly

bedizen

(verb) decorate tastelessly

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

bedizen (third-person singular simple present bedizens, present participle bedizening, simple past and past participle bedizened)

(transitive) To ornament something in showy, tasteless, or gaudy finery.

Synonym: embellish

(transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England) To dirty; cover with dirt.

Source: Wiktionary

Be*diz"en, v. t.

Definition: To dress or adorn tawdrily or with false taste. Remnants of tapestried hangings, . . . and shreds of pictures with which he had bedizened his tatters. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition