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   Em·bel·lish

   /əmˈbeliSH/

   

   verb

   • 1. make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features: "blue silk embellished with golden embroidery" Similar decorateadornornamentdressdress upfurnishbeautifyenhanceenrichgracetrimgarnishgildvarnishbrighten upginger updeckbedeckfestoonemblazonbespangleinformal:do updo outjazz upzhoosh (up)tart upliterary:bejewelbedizencaparisonfurbelowbefrill
   • ▪ make (a statement or story) more interesting or entertaining by adding extra details, especially ones that are not true: "she had real difficulty telling the truth because she liked to embellish things" Similar elaborateembroidercolorexpand onexaggeratedress uptouch upgildcatastrophizeOpposite simplify

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French embelliss-, lengthened stem of embellir, based on bel ‘handsome’, from Latin bellus.

   Derivatives

   • 1. embellisher noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › embellishEmbellish Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of EMBELLISH is to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate. How to use embellish in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Embellish.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › embellishEMBELLISH Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

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   Synonyms for EMBELLISH: exaggerate, enhance, pad, embroider, color, expand, hyperbolize, stretch; Antonyms of EMBELLISH: minimize, understate, belittle, play down, disfigure, spoil, scar, simplify

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEMBELLISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EMBELLISH definition: 1. to make something more beautiful by adding something to it: 2. to add or change some details of…. Learn more.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › embellishEMBELLISH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Embellish definition: to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.. See examples of EMBELLISH used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEMBELLISH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to make something more beautiful or interesting by additions or details: Many early building entrances were richly embellished. If you embellish a story or statement, you add details that are not completely true in order to make it more interesting: He couldn’t resist embellishing his account of the African safari.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › embellishEmbellish - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Embellish often has the positive meaning of adding something to make it more handsome or beautifully decorated. But, while adding bells to something looks great at first, after a couple of hours of bells ringing in the ears, what was meant to embellish and beautify can get annoying.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEMBELLISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · If something is embellished with decorative features or patterns, it has those features or patterns on it and they make it look more attractive . The stern was embellished with carvings in red and blue. [be VERB -ed + with] Ivy leaves embellish the front of the dresser. [VERB noun]

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishembellish verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of embellish verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordEMBELLISH - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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    1. If something is embellished with decorative features or patterns, it has those features or patterns on it and they make it look more attractive. [...] 2. If you embellish a story, you make it more interesting by adding details which may be untrue. [...] More. Conjugations of 'embellish' present simple: I embellish, you embellish [...]

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishEMBELLISH | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    EMBELLISH definition: to make something more beautiful or interesting by adding something to it: . Learn more.