snazz up
snazz up verb: to improve appearance or appeal by increasing stylishness or functionality, or by adding other attractive features.
Verb
snazz up (third-person singular simple present snazzes up, present participle snazzing up, simple past and past participle snazzed up)
- To improve appearance or appeal by increasing stylishness or functionality, or by adding other attractive features.
- He worked with me from the very beginning to tighten and brighten my writing, snazz up my layouts.1983, Donna Hagemann, edited by Judith Clabes, New Guardians of the Press: Selected Profiles of America's Women Newspaper Editors, →ISBN, page 88
- And wouldn't it snazz up the entrance to have a stained-glass window replace the clear one over the front door?2003, Nora Roberts, Key of Light, →ISBN, page 186
Synonyms of snazz up
Forms of snazz up
| third-person singular present | snazzes up |
|---|---|
| present participle | snazzing up |
| past participle | snazzed up |
| past | snazzed up |
Origin of snazz up
Probably a back-formation from snazzy.
Questions about snazz up
- What does snazz up mean?
- Snazz up means to improve appearance or appeal by increasing stylishness or functionality, or by adding other attractive features.
- What part of speech is snazz up?
- Snazz up is a verb.
- What is the past tense of snazz up?
- The past tense of snazz up is snazzed up.
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