(v. t.) To dress or adorn tawdrily or with false taste.

adorn apply paint array beautify bedaub bedeck begild besmear blazon brush on paint calcimine coat color complexion cover dab dandify daub deck deck out decorate deep-dye dip distemper dizen doll up double-dye dress dress up dye embellish emblazon embroider enamel engild enrich face fancy up fast-dye fig out fix up fresco furbish garnish get up gild glaze gloss grace grain gussy up hue illuminate imbue ingrain japan lacquer lay on color ornament overdress paint parget pigment prank prank up preen prettify pretty up prime primp primp up prink prink up rag out redecorate redo refurbish set off set out shade shadow shellac slick up slop on paint smarten smarten up smear spruce up stain stipple tinct tincture tinge tint titivate tone trick out trick up trim undercoat varnish wash whitewash