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embellish
/ ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ /
verb
- to improve or beautify by adding detail or ornament; adorn
- to make (a story) more interesting by adding detail
- to provide (a melody, part, etc) with ornaments See ornament
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Derived Forms
- emˈbellishment, noun
- emˈbellisher, noun
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Other Words From
- em·bellish·er noun
- nonem·bellished adjective
- nonem·bellish·ing adjective
- over·em·bellish verb (used with object)
- reem·bellish verb (used with object)
- unem·bellished adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of embellish1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of embellish1
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Example Sentences
If the actual facts are so repugnant to you, then why embellish them?
Why did you feel the need to embellish and lie about your involvement in the UOF?
And like all bad liars, immediately gave into the urge to embellish.
It also takes years of training to be able to sew, embroider, bead, and otherwise embellish these clothes.
He loved to embellish and we were determined not to let him slip one past us.
The first is to combine the higher excellences and embellish them to the greatest advantage.
The artist, not being able to embellish nature, has sought at least to develop its means, to increase its effect and power.
"Nothing can embellish a beautiful face more than a narrow band drawn over the brow," says Richter.
Fruits of the loom in rarest silk and linen, embellish the chambers and luxury sits enthroned.
The refined and noble style of the Greeks was neglected, and there was an attempt to embellish the beautiful more and more.
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