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Embellish

Embellish Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Embellish? [v] make more beautiful [v] add details to [v] make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" [v] be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Embellish: adorn \| adorn \| aggrandise \| aggrandize \| beautify \| beautify \| beautify \| blow up \| deck \| decorate \| decorate \| dramatise \| dramatize \| embroider \| grace \| grace \| lard \| ornament \| pad \| prettify Related Terms \| Find terms related to Embellish: adorn \| apparel \| array \| beautify \| bedeck \| bedizen \| belie \| blazon \| camouflage \| caparison \| color \| convolute \| cultivate \| dandify \| deck \| deck out \| decorate \| develop \| disguise \| distort \| dizen \| doll up \| dress \| dress up \| elaborate \| emblazon \| embroider \| enhance \| enrich \| evolve \| exaggerate \| falsify \| festoon \| fig out \| finish \| fix up \| flourish \| fudge \| furbish \| furbish up \| garble \| garnish \| gild \| gild the lily \| gloss \| gloss over \| grace \| gussy up \| improve \| involve \| load with ornament \| magnify \| mask \| mature \| miscite \| miscolor \| misquote \| misreport \| misrepresent \| misstate \| ornament \| overcharge \| overdo \| overdraw \| overlay \| overload \| overpaint \| overstate \| pad \| paint \| perfect \| pervert \| polish \| prank \| prank up \| preen \| prettify \| primp \| primp up \| prink \| prink up \| redecorate \| redo \| refine \| refurbish \| ripen \| season \| set off \| set out \| slant \| smarten \| smarten up \| spruce up \| strain \| titivate \| trick out \| trick up \| trim \| twist \| understate \| varnish \| warp \| whitewash See Also \| alter \| ameliorate \| amend \| amplify \| applique \| bard \| be \| bead \| become \| bedeck \| bedight \| bedizen \| begild \| bejewel \| beset \| bespangle \| better \| blazon \| braid \| broider \| caparison \| change \| color \| colour \| curry \| deck \| dress \| dress \| dress ship \| dress up \| dress up \| emblazon \| embroider \| enamel \| encrust \| engild \| exaggerate \| festoon \| filet \| fillet \| flag \| fledge \| flight \| foliate \| fret \| fringe \| garland \| garnish \| gild \| glaze \| glorify \| groom \| hang \| hyerbolise \| hyperbolize \| illuminate \| illustrate \| improve \| incrust \| inlay \| jewel \| lacquer \| landscape \| magnify \| meliorate \| neaten \| ornament \| overdraw \| overstate \| panel \| pipe \| polish \| prank \| redecorate \| scallop \| shine \| slick up \| smarten up \| smock \| smooth \| smoothen \| spangle \| spiff up \| spruce \| spruce up \| stucco \| suit \| tart up \| tinsel \| titivate \| tittivate \| trim \| vermiculate \| window-dress \| wreathe Embellish In Webster's Dictionary \Em*bel"lish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embellished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Embellishing}.] [OE. embelisen, embelisshen, F. embellir; pref. em- (L. in) + bel, beau, beautiful. See {Beauty}.] To make beautiful or elegant by ornaments; to decorate; to adorn; as, to embellish a book with pictures, a garden with shrubs and flowers, a narrative with striking anecdotes, or style with metaphors. Syn: To adorn; beautify; deck; bedeck; decorate; garnish; enrich; ornament; illustrate. See {Adorn}.

Embellish Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Embellish?

[v] make more beautiful
[v] add details to
[v] make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
[v] be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"

Embellish In Webster's Dictionary

\Em*bel"lish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embellished}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Embellishing}.] [OE. embelisen, embelisshen, F.
embellir; pref. em- (L. in) + bel, beau, beautiful. See
{Beauty}.]
To make beautiful or elegant by ornaments; to decorate; to
adorn; as, to embellish a book with pictures, a garden with
shrubs and flowers, a narrative with striking anecdotes, or
style with metaphors.

Syn: To adorn; beautify; deck; bedeck; decorate; garnish;
     enrich; ornament; illustrate. See {Adorn}.

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