ataviar
to dress up
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
To dress someone up or adorn something for an occasion
Encoding Strategies:
mnemonic
visual
attire
formal clothing
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-ar
verb suffix
Ataviar means to dress up and sounds like the English word attire0 turned into a verb, to put someone into their attire.
ataviar
to dress up, to dress
When you put someone into fine or formal clothes for an occasion.
La madre atavió a los niños para la bodaThe mother dressed the children up for the wedding
Ataviaron a la actriz con un vestido de épocaThey dressed the actress in a period gown
to decorate, to deck out (a place or thing)
When you decorate a place or an object for an occasion, as if you're dressing it up.
Ataviaron el salón con flores y cintasThey decorated the hall with flowers and ribbons
El pueblo atavía las calles cada septiembreThe town decks out the streets every September
ataviarse
to dress up, to get dressed up
When you dress yourself up. The se points the dressing back at you, so you are both the one dressing and the one getting dressed up.
Se atavió con su mejor trajeHe dressed up in his best suit
Las bailarinas se ataviaron para la funciónThe dancers got dressed up for the performance