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verb (used with object)
1.
to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.
2.
to enhance (a statement or narrative) with fictitious additions.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English embelisshen < Anglo-French, Middle French embeliss- (stem of embelir), equivalent to em- em-1 + bel- (< Latin bellus pretty) + -iss- -ish2
1300–50; Middle English embelisshen < Anglo-French, Middle French embeliss- (stem of embelir), equivalent to em- em-1 + bel- (< Latin bellus pretty) + -iss- -ish2
Related forms
em·bel·lish·er, noun
non·em·bel·lished, adjective
non·em·bel·lish·ing, adjective
o·ver·em·bel·lish, verb (used with object)
re·em·bel·lish, verb (used with object)
EXPANDun·em·bel·lished, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. decorate, garnish, bedeck, embroider.
1. decorate, garnish, bedeck, embroider.
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Embellisher
is always a great word to know.
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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World English Dictionary
| embellish (ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to improve or beautify by adding detail or ornament; adorn |
| 2. | to make (a story) more interesting by adding detail |
| 3. | See ornament to provide (a melody, part, etc) with ornaments |
| [C14: from Old French embelir, from bel beautiful, from Latin bellus] | |
| em'bellisher | |
| —n | |
| em'bellishment | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
embellish
mid-14c., "to render beautiful," from O.Fr. embelliss-, pp. stem of embellir "make beautiful, ornament," from bel "beautiful," from L. bellus. Meaning "dress up (a narration) with fictitious matter" is from mid-15c.
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