decorate
to furnish or adorn with something ornamental or becoming; embellish: to decorate walls with murals.
to plan and execute the design, furnishings, and ornamentation of the interior of (a house, office, apartment, etc.), especially by selecting colors, fabrics, and style of furniture, by making minor structural changes, etc.: Their house is decorated in French Provincial style.
to confer distinction upon by a badge, a medal of honor, etc.: to decorate a soldier for valor.
Origin of decorate
1Other words for decorate
Other words from decorate
- o·ver·dec·o·rate, verb, o·ver·dec·o·rat·ed, o·ver·dec·o·rat·ing.
- re·dec·o·rate, verb, re·dec·o·rat·ed, re·dec·o·rat·ing.
- un·dec·o·rate, verb (used with object) un·dec·o·rat·ed, un·dec·o·rat·ing.
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How to use decorate in a sentence
We’re equally pleased with Curran’s silken sunchoke custard decorated with coins of the pickled vegetable.
Now that’s room service: What it’s like to check into a hotel just for dinner | Tom Sietsema | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostLast year, everyone was decorating earlier for Christmas and Halloween.
She would invite friends for Thanksgiving and Easter dinners at her home, which is decorated with a mix of artwork by her mother and friends, plus a few posters of the Grateful Dead, one of her favorite bands.
Tiffany Shackelford, 46, was known as a unique, fun ‘force’ to friends, family | Dana Hedgpeth | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostFurther excavation revealed the figurine had come from an elaborately decorated room that he dubbed a temple.
What archaeologists got wrong about female statues, goddesses, and fertility | Annalee Newitz | February 10, 2021 | Popular-ScienceAlthough Gronkowski was born 144 days earlier, he is clearly on the downslope of his decorated career, whereas Kelce is the NFL’s top player at their position and is coming off a record-setting campaign.
Super Bowl highlights: Bucs celebrate championship, Tom Brady wins MVP | Des Bieler, Mark Maske, Chuck Culpepper | February 8, 2021 | Washington Post
She began operating out of her home garage in 1980, slowly acquiring the many props and tools that would decorate her dungeon.
The owner rescued pieces from deserted monasteries to decorate the hotel.
But not Igor Olenicoff, who was caught commissioning forged sculptures to decorate his California properties.
Real Estate Mogul Igor Olenicoff Busted for Art Forgery | Justin Jones | June 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI had dated non-Jews before, but none went so far as to decorate their home with such blatantly pious trinkets.
Can a Jew Get Down With Hot Jesus from 'Son of God?' | Sara Lieberman | March 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFive works by Russian-born artist Kon Trubkovich decorate its booth.
The 15 Best Things to See at Frieze Art Fair London 2013 | Chloë Ashby | October 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI have made it a caricature of a superhuman ass I know—Tomlinson—who thinks he can decorate.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonThey even put rings in their noses, as well as in their ears, to decorate themselves.
Mappo, the Merry Monkey | Richard BarnumTurn out and decorate the base with chopped aspic, truffles, parsley, and tomatoes.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode | Harriet A. de SalisHere, too, is the beautiful Cappellone that Brunellesco built for the Pazzi family, whose arms decorate the porch.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa | Edward HuttonI brought these along—thought they might help decorate the room, Mr. White.
The Varmint | Owen Johnson
British Dictionary definitions for decorate
/ (ˈdɛkəˌreɪt) /
(tr) to make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc
to paint or wallpaper (a room, house, etc)
(tr) to confer a mark of distinction, esp a military medal, upon
(tr) to evaporate a metal film onto (a crystal) in order to display dislocations in structure
Origin of decorate
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