adorn
Use Adorn in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments: garlands of flowers adorning their hair.
2.
to make more pleasing, attractive, impressive, etc.; enhance: Piety adorned Abigail's character.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English adornen < Latin adōrnāre, equivalent to ad- ad- + ōrnāre to dress (see ornate); replacing late Middle English aourne < Middle French < Latin
1325–75; Middle English adornen < Latin adōrnāre, equivalent to ad- ad- + ōrnāre to dress (see ornate); replacing late Middle English aourne < Middle French < Latin
Related forms
a·dorn·er, noun
a·dorn·ing·ly, adverb
non·a·dorn·er, noun
non·a·dorn·ing, adjective
o·ver·a·dorn, verb (used with object)
o·ver·a·dorned, adjective
pre·a·dorn, verb (used with object)
re·a·dorn, verb (used with object)
re·a·dorn·ing, adjective
self-a·dorn·ing, adjective
su·per·a·dorn, verb (used with object)
un·a·dorned, adjective
well-a·dorned, adjective
Synonyms
1. beautify; deck, bedeck; bedizen, array.
1. beautify; deck, bedeck; bedizen, array.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to decorate: she adorned her hair with flowers |
| 2. | to increase the beauty, distinction, etc, of |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin adōrnāre, from ōrnāre to furnish, prepare] | |
| a'dornment | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
The abbot's head was set up to adorn the abbey gate, and his limbs put on show in nearby towns.
Under deeper cover, it can disappear beneath the sponges and other marine life it uses to adorn its shell.
Similarly styled amber lamps adorn the bar, which is set up for dining.
Ninety-nine pair of antlers adorn the walls, and to each one there is attached a story.
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