The historian's most provocative claim is that the revolution was less the work of its famous leaders than of the obscure pamphleteers whose ideas they dressed in respectability. By the time the statesmen arrived, the harder intellectual work was largely done.
As used in the text, what does the word "dressed" most nearly mean?
- Acheck_circle
presented in an acceptable form
- B
prepared a wound
- C
put clothes on
- D
applied salad seasoning to
Explanation
The statesmen presented pamphleteers' ideas in respectable form; "dressed in" means presented in acceptable form, not the clothing, medical, or culinary senses.