embellish
21embellish — verb 1》 adorn; decorate. 2》 add extra details to (a story) for interest. Derivatives embellisher noun embellishment noun Origin ME: from OFr. embelliss , from embellir, based on bel handsome , from L. bellus …
22embellish — v. a. Decorate, deck, bedeck, ornament, adorn, beautify, set out, set off …
23embellish — verb (T) 1 to make a story or statement more interesting by adding details that are not true: She gave an embellished account of what had happened. 2 to make something more beautiful by adding decorations (+ with): The ceiling was embellished… …
24embellish — verb 1) weapons embellished with precious metal Syn: decorate, adorn, ornament; beautify, enhance, grace; trim, garnish, gild; deck, bedeck, festoon, emblazon; literary bejewel, bedizen 2) the legend was embellished in later …
25embellish — v 1. adorn, decorate, ornament, trim, furbish, Archaic. dight, Archaic. ouch; elaborate, festoon, rubricate; array, bedizen, deck, deck out, bedeck, trap, trap out, caparison; dress, dress up, attire, accouter; spangle, bespangle, stud, bestud,… …
26embellish — em·bel·lish …
27embellish — [ɪmˈbelɪʃ] verb [I/T] to make something more interesting or beautiful by adding things to it …
28embellish — em•bel•lish [[t]ɛmˈbɛl ɪʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; adorn 2) to enhance with elaborative additions • Etymology: 1300–50; ME < AF, MF embeliss em•bel′lish•er, n …
29embellish — /ɛmˈbɛlɪʃ / (say em belish) verb (t) 1. to beautify by or as by ornamentation; ornament; adorn. 2. to enhance (a statement or narrative) with fictitious additions; embroider. {Middle English embelyss(en), from Old French embelliss , stem of… …
30embellish — v.tr. 1 beautify, adorn. 2 add interest to (a narrative) with fictitious additions. Derivatives: embellisher n. embellishment n. Etymology: ME f. OF embellir (as EN (1), bel handsome f. L bellus) …
