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be⋅deck

  [bi-dek]
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–verb (used with object)
to deck out; adorn, esp. in a showy or gaudy manner.
Origin:
1560–70; be- + deck

Synonyms:
array, decorate, ornament; beautify, enhance.
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be·deck   (bĭ-děk')   
tr.v.   be·decked, be·deck·ing, be·decks
To adorn or ornament in a showy fashion.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Bedeck

Be*deck"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedecked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bedecking.] To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace.

Bedecked with boughs, flowers, and garlands. --Pennant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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