dress (v.) Copy link Outline I. To attire in clothes1. vestio, 42. induo, i, ūtum, 33. exorno, 1 (with finery)II. Medical, to attend to a wound, etc.1. cūro, 1 (general term2. oblĭgo, allĭgo, 1III. To arrange the hairIV. To clear and till the soilV. To cook food • dress (v.): I. To attire in clothes: 1. vestio, 4: v. to clothe. 2. induo, i, ūtum, 3: v. to put on. 3. exorno, 1 (with finery): while my mistress is d.ing, amica mea dum se ex., Pl. II. Medical, to attend to a wound, etc.: 1. cūro, 1 (general term: v. to treat, cure): to d. one's wounds, vulnera c., Curt. 2. oblĭgo, allĭgo, 1: v. to bind up. III. To arrange the hair: cōmo, psi, ptum, 3: while my mistress is d.ing her hair, amica mea dum comit, Pl.: to d. the hair in rows and curls, c. caput in gradus atque annulos, Quint.: (carefully) d.'d locks, compti capilli, Cic. IV. To clear and till the soil: cŏlo, 3: v. to till. V. To cook food: cŏquo, igne mollio: v. to cook. Miscell. phr.: to d. a vine, vitem amputare (v. to prune): to d. hides, coria subigere, depsere (v. to tan): to d. hemp, stuppam ferreis hamis pectere, Plin.