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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)
EXPANDo·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
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. beautify; deck, bedeck; bedizen, array.
1. beautify; deck, bedeck; bedizen, array.
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