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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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