embellish
English
Etymology
From Old French embellir, from em- + bel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ/, /ɛm-/
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Verb
embellish (third-person singular simple present embellishes, present participle embellishing, simple past and past participle embellished)
- To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
- The old book cover was embellished with golden letters
- 2012 December 29, Paul Doyle, “Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle”, in The Guardian, London:
- Podolski gave Walcott a chance to further embellish Arsenal's first-half performance when he eluded James Perch and slipped the ball through to the striker.
- To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, to embroider.
- to embellish a story, the truth
Translations
to make more beautiful and attractive
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to make sound or look better
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