acicalarse

Definitions of acicalarse
  1. verb
    arrange attractively
    synonyms: emperejilarse, emperifollarse, endomingarse
    almohazar, cepillar, cuidar
    give a neat appearance to
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    encrespar, ondular, rizar, rizarse
    set waves in
    type of:
    almohazar, arreglarse, cuidarse, ponerse guapo
    care for one's external appearance
  2. verb
    care for one's external appearance
    synonyms: almohazar, arreglarse, cuidarse, ponerse guapo
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    asearse, lavarse, limpiarse
    clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
    afeitarse, barbear, rasurar, rasurarse
    remove body hair with a razor
    peinar
    smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
    emperejilarse, emperifollarse, endomingarse
    arrange attractively
    hacer la manicura
    care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.
    arreglarse, ataviarse, ponerse elegante
    dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion
    perfumar, perfumarse
    apply perfume to
    lavar, lavarse
    cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
    enjabonar, enjabonarse, jabonar, jabonarse
    rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning
    bañar, bañarse
    clean one's body by immersion into water
    encrespar, ondular, rizar, rizarse
    set waves in
    pintar, pintarse
    redden by applying rouge to
    empolvar, empolvarse
    apply powder to
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    embellecer
    make more beautiful
  3. verb
    dress or groom with elaborate care
    synonyms: arreglarse, ataviar
    vestir
    put on clothes
  4. verb
    dress in a certain manner
    synonyms: emperejilarse, emperifollarse, endomingarse, vestir
    vestir
    put on clothes
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    vestir
    put on clothes
  5. verb
    put on clothes
    synonyms: vestir
    arreglarse, ataviar
    dress or groom with elaborate care
    emperejilarse, emperifollarse, endomingarse, vestir
    dress in a certain manner
    ataviarse, emperejilarse, emperifollarse, endomingarse
    provide with clothes or put clothes on
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    antonyms:
    desmontar, desnudar, desnudarse, desvestir, desvestirse
    get undressed
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    emperejilarse, emperifollarse, endomingarse, vestir
    dress in a certain manner
    calzar, calzarse, llevar, ponerse, usar, vestir, vestirse
    put clothing on one's body
    cambiar, cambiarse
    change clothes; put on different clothes
    arreglarse, ataviar
    dress or groom with elaborate care
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    cambiar, sufrir un cambio
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  6. verb
    provide with clothes or put clothes on
    synonyms: ataviarse, emperejilarse, emperifollarse, endomingarse
    vestir
    put on clothes
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    antonyms:
    desmontar, desnudar, desnudarse, desvestir, desvestirse
    get undressed
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    calzarse
    furnish with shoes
    vestir, vestirse
    clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
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    convertirse, transformarse
    undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
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