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Wiktionary
tart up

vb. 1 To dress like a prostitute. 2 To dress garishly. 3 To modify or repackage a product, service, or idea to make it more attractive or easier to sell.

WordNet
tart up
  1. v. decorate in a cheap and flashy way; "the small-town bar was all tarted up"

  2. dress up in a cheap and provocative way

Usage examples of "tart up".

In the double bedroom there was auction furniture that they were going to tart up as Art Deco.

Sure, the media tart up the news -- but why does such sensationalism work?