embellish

(ĕm-bĕl'ĭsh)
tr.v., -lished, -lish·ing, -lish·es.

1. To make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate.
2. To add ornamental or fictitious details to: a fanciful account that embellishes the true story.

[Middle English embelishen, from Old French embellir, embelliss- : en-, causative pref.; see en-¹ + bel, beautiful (from Latin bellus).]

embellisher em·bel'lish·er n.

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verb

1. To furnish with decorations: adorn, bedeck, deck² (out), decorate, dress (up), garnish, ornament, trim. See beautiful/ugly.
2. To endow with beauty and elegance by way of a notable addition: adorn, beautify, enhance, grace, set off. See beautiful/ugly.

v

Definition: make beautiful; decorate
Antonyms: deface, disfigure, mar, simplify, spoil, uglify

IN BRIEF: To make beautiful by adding features. Also: To add ornamental or fictitious details to.

It is easy to embellish the pillars and insert beams in a home but hard to get the huai tree to grow. — Yuan Yeh.

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For a list of words related to embellish, see:

• Modes and Manners of Expression - embellish: add entertaining details
• Falsehood, Pretense, and Exaggeration - embellish: (vb) add to or adorn for effect; exaggerate

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - udsmykke, pynte, forskønne, brodere på

Nederlands (Dutch)
verfraaien

Français (French)
v. tr. - embellir, orner, décorer de, relever, rehausser de, (fig) enjoliver, broder sur (une vérité)

Deutsch (German)
v. - schmücken, verschönern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξωραϊζω, στολίζω, ωραιοποιώ, (μτφ.) γαρνίρω

Italiano (Italian)
abbellire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - enfeitar

Русский (Russian)
приукрашивать, украшать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - embellecer, adornar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - försköna, brodera ut

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
修饰, 润色, 装饰

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 修飾, 潤色, 裝飾

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 아름답게 하다, 장식하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 飾る, 尾ひれを付ける, 潤色する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يزين, يزخرف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קישט, ייפה‬

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