embellish

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ/, /ɛm-/

Verb

embellish (embellishes, present participle embellishing; past and past participle embellished)

1. To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.

   The old book cover was embellished with golden letters

2. To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, to embroider.

   to embellish a story, the truth

Synonyms

• adorn
• beautify
• decorate
• deck
• grace
• ornament
• prettify
• See also Thesaurus:decorate

Translations

• French: embellir
• German: schmücken, verschönern
• Italian: abbellire, agghindare, impreziosire, adornare, infronzolare
• Portuguese: embelezar
• Russian: украша́ть
• Spanish: embellecer

Translations

• French: embellir
• German: ausschmücken, verbrämen, schönreden, verschönern, idealisieren, kaschieren
• Italian: imbellettare, abbellire, impreziosire
• Portuguese: embelezar
• Russian: приукра́шивать
• Spanish: adornar

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