Begaudy

/bɪˈɡɔːdi/ verb

to make something overly bright, showy, or decorated with gaudy ornaments in an excessive way.

From the prefix 'be-' (meaning to cause or cover) combined with 'gaudy' (from uncertain origin, possibly from Latin 'gaudium' meaning joy). The verb form emerged in Middle English to describe the action of making something gauidly ornamental.

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