French word

costumer

Pronunciation

IPA/kɔstyme/

Meaning

  • verbdress up

Example

Pour Halloween, nous allons nous costumer.

For Halloween, we're going to dress up.

Illustration for costumer (dress up)

More examples

Elle aime se costumer pour surprendre ses amis.

She likes to dress up to surprise her friends.

Core concept

A person putting on a costume to take on a different appearance or role.

Common phrases

  • se costumer en personnage historique

    dress up as a historical figure

  • se costumer pour une soirée à thème

    dress up for a themed party

  • se costumer avec des accessoires

    dress up with accessories

Similar words

se déguiser: Changing one's appearance with a disguise to seem like someone else.
mettre: Putting on clothes or an accessory.
s'habiller: Dressing oneself to make one's appearance neat.
se maquiller: Using makeup to alter the appearance of the face.

Definition in French

Mettre ou faire mettre un costume pour modifier son apparence, notamment pour une fête, un spectacle ou pour incarner un personnage.

Word origin

Costumer is formed from French costume, borrowed through Italian costume from Latin consuetudo, with the verb-forming suffix -er.

Usage tips

  • Se costumer is common for dressing oneself, while se déguiser is the broader everyday term for disguising oneself.

Other meanings

  • disguise oneselfverb

Related words

  • costumecostumenoun
  • costumécostumedadjective

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