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Embellish

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  1. verb

    make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

    Decorate the room for the party

    Similar: decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, beautify

  2. verb

    be beautiful to look at

    Flowers adorned the tables everywhere

    Similar: deck, adorn, decorate, grace, beautify

  3. verb

    make more beautiful

    Similar: fancify, beautify, prettify

  4. verb

    add details to

    Similar: embroider, pad, lard, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up

Word family

embellishment · embellished · embellishing

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