It means to add decorations or extra details.
An opposite of the word embellish could be simplify.
To play [it] down Or if you mean literally 'embellish' as in 'to make beautiful' how about: To ruin
embellish
Enjoliver is a transitive verb (a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning) which translates as to embellish.
Every year, the children would embellish the Christmas tree with ornaments and candy canes.She added sequins to embellish the dress.This is a wonderful essay, but it's hard to believe that your parents didn't embellish it a bit.Please just tell what happened; don't embellish it with blame or colorful descriptions.
She'll embellish the gown with ribbons and sequins. If the story is boring, embellish it a bit with colorful, vivid details.
Embellish the story with colorful details to make it more interesting. Find an inexpensive, cotton dress, embellish it with rhinestones and it will be gorgeous.
== == Embellish Exaggerate
To embellish is 'embellir' in French. Embellishments are 'des embellissements'.
My grandiose style of writing will serve to embellish, in a sentence, my essay. My editor told me to embellish the story a bit.
Onra is not a Spanish word, but orna is, and it means 'you (polite)/he/she adorn(s), embellish(es)'. Unless, because the 'h' is silent in Spanish, you mean 'honra', which means: honour (noun) you (polite)/he/she honour(s) (verb)
Yes, I have been known to embellish a feat or two... Let's not embellish our accomplishments.