Pronunciation: ə - ' per- ə l, - ' pa-r ə l
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -eled or -elled ; -el · ing or -el · ling
Etymology: Middle English appareillen, from Anglo-French apparailler to prepare, from Vulgar Latin *appariculare, from Latin apparare
Date: 14th century
1 : to put clothes on : DRESS
2 : ADORN , EMBELLISH <accused of apparel ing the truth>