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    be·di·zen
    [bəˈdīz(ə)n]
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    bedizen (verb) · bedizens (third person present) · bedizened (past tense) · bedizened (past participle) · bedizening (present participle)
    1. dress up or decorate gaudily:
      "a uniform bedizened with resplendent medals"
    Origin
    mid 17th century: from be- (as an intensifier) + obsolete dizen ‘deck out’, probably of Dutch origin.
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    What does bedizen mean?
    Bedizen means to decorate yourself or something else to the max — in an over-the-top flashy style. Picture big jewels and gold bling.

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    When was bedizen first used?
    The earliest known use of the verb bedizen is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for bedizen is from 1661, in the writing of K. W. bedizen is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: be- prefix, dizen v. bedip, v. Old English–

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    What is the origin of the word 'bedizen'?
    The word 'bedizen' originates from the Provencal 'to dize', meaning 'to put tow on a distaff' or 'to clothe the distaff with tow'. However, this explanation is considered inadequate for the modern meaning of the word, which is 'to load with ornament' or 'to dress with unbecoming richness'.

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    What is bedizen & how does it work?
    Bedizen doesn't have the flashy history you might expect—its roots lie in the rather quiet art of spinning thread. In times past, the spinning process began with the placement of fibers (such as flax) on an implement called a distaff; the fibers were then drawn out from the distaff and twisted into thread.

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    Who are BedZED?
    After working with partners to create BedZED in Sutton in 2002 –the UK's first large-scale, mixed-use sustainable community – we partnered with Crest Nicholson and BioRegional Quintain to develop a sustainable and commercially successful apartment block in Brighton.

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    Is bedizen a compliment?
    Bedizen is used only in written form now, though because so few people know what it actually means you might well get away with saying, "Oh, I like the way you've bedizened yourself today," without getting a slap in the face. In fact, they'll probably take it as a compliment. However, people rarely use bedizen in a complimentary way.

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  3. Bedizen descends from the older, now obsolete, verb disen, which means "to dress a distaff with flax" and which came to English by way of Middle Dutch. The spelling of disen eventually became dizen, and its meaning expanded to cover the "dressing up" of things other than distaffs.

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    bedizen [ bih- dahy -z uh n, - diz - uh n ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA verb (used with object) to dress or adorn in a showy, gaudy, or tasteless manner:

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    tr.v. be·di·zened, be·di·zen·ing, be·di·zens To ornament or dress in a showy or gaudy manner.

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