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Decorate

Decorate Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Decorate? [v] provide with decoration; "dress the windows" [v] make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" [v] award a mark of honor, as a medal, to [v] be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Decorate: adorn \| adorn \| beautify \| beautify \| deck \| dress \| embellish \| embellish \| grace \| grace \| ornament Related Terms \| Find terms related to Decorate: accouter \| add \| adjoin \| adorn \| affix \| agglutinate \| annex \| append \| appoint \| array \| attach \| beautify \| become one \| bedeck \| bedizen \| blazon \| burden \| caparison \| cite \| color \| complicate \| conjoin \| convolute \| crown \| crown with laurel \| dandify \| deck \| deck out \| dizen \| do honor \| doll up \| dress \| dress up \| elaborate \| embellish \| emblazon \| embroider \| encumber \| enrich \| equip \| festoon \| fig out \| fix up \| flourish \| furbish \| furnish \| garnish \| gild \| glamorize \| glue on \| grace \| gussy up \| hitch on \| honor \| infix \| involve \| join with \| load with ornament \| ornament \| overcharge \| overlay \| overload \| paint \| paste on \| pay regard to \| pay tribute \| plus \| postfix \| praise \| prank \| prank up \| preen \| prefix \| prettify \| pretty up \| primp \| primp up \| prink \| prink up \| put with \| redecorate \| redo \| refurbish \| render honor to \| renovate \| restore \| saddle with \| set off \| set out \| slap on \| smarten \| smarten up \| spruce up \| subjoin \| suffix \| superadd \| superpose \| tack on \| tag \| tag on \| titivate \| trick out \| trick up \| trim \| unite with \| varnish \| wallpaper See Also \| alter \| applique \| arrange \| award \| bard \| be \| bead \| bedeck \| bedight \| bedizen \| begild \| bejewel \| beset \| bespangle \| blazon \| braid \| broider \| caparison \| change \| color \| colour \| deck \| dress \| dress ship \| dress up \| emblazon \| embroider \| enamel \| encrust \| engild \| festoon \| filet \| fillet \| flag \| fledge \| flight \| foliate \| fret \| fringe \| garland \| garnish \| gild \| glaze \| hang \| illuminate \| illustrate \| incrust \| inlay \| jewel \| lacquer \| landscape \| ornament \| panel \| pipe \| prank \| redecorate \| scallop \| set up \| smock \| spangle \| stucco \| tart up \| tinsel \| trim \| vermiculate \| wreathe Decorate In Webster's Dictionary \Dec"o*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decorated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decorating}.] [L. decoratus, p. p. of decorare, fr. decus ornament; akin to decere to be becoming. See {Decent}.] To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary; to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate the person; to decorate an edifice; to decorate a lawn with flowers; to decorate the mind with moral beauties; to decorate a hero with honors. Her fat neck was ornamented with jewels, rich bracelets decorated her arms. --Thackeray. Syn: To adorn; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace. See {Adorn}. {Decorated style} (Arch.), a name given by some writers to the perfected English Gothic architecture; it may be considered as having flourished from about a. d. 1300 to a. d. 1375.

Decorate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Decorate?

[v] provide with decoration; "dress the windows"
[v] make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
[v] award a mark of honor, as a medal, to
[v] be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"

Decorate In Webster's Dictionary

\Dec"o*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decorated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Decorating}.] [L. decoratus, p. p. of decorare, fr.
decus ornament; akin to decere to be becoming. See {Decent}.]
To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary;
to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate the
person; to decorate an edifice; to decorate a lawn with
flowers; to decorate the mind with moral beauties; to
decorate a hero with honors.

      Her fat neck was ornamented with jewels, rich bracelets
      decorated her arms.                      --Thackeray.

Syn: To adorn; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace. See
     {Adorn}.

{Decorated style} (Arch.), a name given by some writers to
   the perfected English Gothic architecture; it may be
   considered as having flourished from about a. d. 1300 to
   a. d. 1375.

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