embellish

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French embellir.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ/, SAMPA: /Im"bElIS/

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to embellish

Third person singular
embellishes

Simple past
embellished

Past participle
embellished

Present participle
embellishing

to embellish (third-person singular simple present embellishes, present participle embellishing, simple 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 embellish a story, the truth

[edit] Synonyms

[edit] Translations

To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate
To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality, to distort
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