embellish
/ɪmbˈɛlɪʃ/
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Definitions
Verb
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Verb
be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"
Verb
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
Verb
make more beautiful
Synonyms
adorn
aggrandise
aggrandize
beautify
blow up
deck
decorate
dramatise
dramatize
embroider
fancify
grace
lard
ornament
pad
prettify
More General Terms
alter
ameliorate
amend
amplify
be
better
change
exaggerate
hyperbolise
hyperbolize
improve
magnify
meliorate
modify
overdraw
overstate
More Specific Terms
applique
bard
barde
bead
become
bedeck
bedight
bedizen
begild
bejewel
beset
bespangle
blazon
braid
broider
caparison
color
colour
curry
deck
dress
dress ship
dress up
emblazon
embroider
enamel
encrust
engild
festoon
filet
fillet
flag
fledge
flight
foliate
fret
fringe
garland
garnish
gild
gild the lily
glorify
groom
hang
illuminate
illustrate
incrust
inlay
jewel
lacquer
landscape
neaten
ornament
paint the lily
panel
pipe
polish
prank
redecorate
scallop
shine
slick up
smarten up
smock
smooth
smoothen
spangle
spiff up
spruce
spruce up
stick
stucco
suit
tart up
tinsel
titivate
tittivate
trim
vermiculate
window-dress
wreathe