tart up

verb

1. to dress and make (oneself) up in a provocative way
2. to decorate or improve the appearance of

   to tart up a bar

Example Sentences

“All we did was tart up a hole and claim it was an abyss,” Beckett types.

From New York Times

The food-savvy married couple also tart up canola mayonnaise with fresh basil and lemon zest, and they recommend cutting the bacon slices in half, which makes for easier eating.

From Washington Post

Fomenting spurious anxieties about national security is the first refuge of rent-seeking scoundrels who tart up their protectionism as patriotism when they inveigle government into lining their pockets with money extracted from their fellow citizens.

From Washington Post

When we ran out of ways to tart up the lowly isobar, we went off-planet.

From Washington Post

No one needs to tart up a Balenciaga coat with some photo effects gizmo.

From New York Times