jazz up

verb — 3 senses

jazz up

verb
1

Informal To make gaudy and bright.

  • Near-synonyms: liven up, enliven, brighten up, brighten; gaudify
  • I jazzed up my room with some new posters.
1 more example
  • Johnny imagines all manner of chrome gadgetry that he could kipe and give to his father to jazz up his ’fifty-six Ford Vicky ragtop.1987 [1984], James Ellroy, chapter 22, in Because the Night, New York: Avon, →ISBN, page 189:
2

Informal To make more interesting by additions.

  • Near-synonyms: liven up, enliven; spice up; customize
  • I jazzed up a supermarket pizza with olives and fried onions.
3

Informal To give a rhythm or melody reminiscent of jazz.

  • They played a jazzed-up version of the original song.
Related terms
jazzed, jazzy, vajazzle

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