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embellish
What does embellish mean?
embellish (verb): to make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use embellish in a sentence?
- Feel free to embellish it a little! (Tatoeba sentence #13816331 by tieguy, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce embellish?
/ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does embellish come from?
From Middle English embelishen, from Old French embellir, from em- + bel.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to embellish
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “embellish” mean?
to distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to
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to inhabit or to visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts)
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to make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate
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to urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object
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