decorateadj.

/ˈdɛkərət/

Etymology: < Latin decorātus adorned, beautiful, past participle of decorāre : see decorate v. For some time after the adoption of the verb, decorat, -ate continued to serve as the past participle, until superseded by decorated, which has also taken its place in ordinary use as adjective.

Obsolete or archaic.

Adorned, decorated; ornate.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [adjective] > ornamented or decorated

depaint?c1225

ornedc1384

trappeda1400

attiredc1400

bolled1400

picked?c1425

bedighta1440

garnishedc1440

well-apparelledc1450

decorate1460

adorned?1473

ornate?a1475

anorneda1500

decked?a1500

exornate1509

redimite?a1513

well-decked1530

adornate1539

prankedc1550

entrapped?1553

bested1558

distinct1596

embellished1598

well-tricked1599

enamelled1604

gaudeda1616

broidered1616

farded1637

phalerated1656

adorn1667

bedecked1671

gayed1671

fancied1688

phalerate1702

decorated1727

ornamented1730

orné1763

got-up1793

gotten-up1796

apparelled1821

engrailed1848

1460 in Polit., Relig., & Love Poems (1866) 81 Heyle flece of gedion, with vertu decorate!

a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. xlviii. f. lxxxxii^v/2 They sawe a chirche decorate and ornate aboue alle puyssaunce humayne.

a1513 H. Bradshaw Lyfe St. Werburge (1521) i. xxx. sig. l.i^v The place was decorat, with myracles many.

1550 J. Coke Deb. Heraldes Eng. & Fraunce sig. Lij Considre the magnifique and decorate churches [of London].

1876 J. Ellis Caesar in Egypt 56 Rigg'd in gay colours, decorate with flowers.

1885 R. F. Burton tr. Arabian Nights' Entertainm. I. xii. 117 A fair hall and richly decorate.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

decoratev.

Brit.

/ˈdɛkəreɪt/, U.S.

/ˈdɛkəˌreɪt/

Etymology: < Latin decorāt-, participial stem of decorāre to adorn, beautify, < decus , decor- grace, honour, embellishment. As in other verbs of similar formation, the Latin past participle was first adapted as a participial adjective (see decorate adj.), and subsequently the same type was taken as the stem of a verb.

1. transitive. To adorn, beautify, embellish; to grace, honour. Obsolete or archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)]

fairOE

highta1200

embellishc1385

beautifyc1425

decore1490

beauty1495

embeauty1523

decorate1530

fashion1557

busk1573

gracify?1578

embrave1579

handsome1592

pulchrify1797

orchidize1872

lovelify1935

bellify-

bellish-

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 509/1 I decorate, I make fayre or gay, je decore. You have decorate our assemblye with your presence.

1541 Act 33 Hen. VIII c. 37 The same..with goodli and parkely parks..to beautifie adorne and decorite.

1577 R. Holinshed Hist. Scotl. 235/1 in Chron. I His family..is decorated with the office of the Marshalship of Scotland.

1642 W. Ball Caveat for Subjects 15 The name of the House of Austria decorates their dominions.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall VI. lxviii. 282 His mother has been decorated with the titles of Christian and princess.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) II. viii. 245 War and plunder were decorated by poetry as the honourable occupation of heroic natures.

2. To furnish or deck with ornamental accessories:

a. said of the personal agent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)] > ornament > trim or deck out

perfurnish1375

enflourish?a1400

varnish14..

perform1420

to pick outc1429

polish?1440

trimc1516

to set out1523

trick?1532

face1542

trick1545

prank1546

tricka1555

bawdefy1562

tickle1567

prink1573

finify1586

deck1587

decore1603

betrima1616

fangle1615

beprank1648

prim1688

to garnish outa1704

decorate1782

to do off1794

dizen1807

tricolatea1825

fal-lal1845

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > ornament [verb (transitive)] > hang with ornaments

behangc897

festoon1769

decorate1782

1782 F. Burney Diary & Lett. (1842) II. 158 I..was then decorated a little, and came forth to tea.

1819 W. Irving Rip Van Winkle in Sketch Bk. i. 82 The head was decorated with a cocked hat.

1861 J. H. Parker Introd. Study Gothic Archit. (ed. 2) vi. 180 The custom of decorating churches with flowers at certain seasons is a very ancient one.

b. said of the things serving as ornaments.

ΚΠ

1870 E. Peacock Ralf Skirlaugh III. 193 The old armour which decorated its walls.

1887 Times 7 Mar. 9/3 In ages..more robustly conscious of the difference between evil and good their heads would have decorated the City gates.

c. spec. To deck (a town) with flags and bunting.

ΚΠ

1852 Illustr. London News 26 June 504/2 The façade of the market was tastefully decorated with tri-coloured banners.

1872 Porcupine 29 June 201/2 The whole display was organized and paid for by a committee of tradesmen in the streets which were decorated.

1882 Standard 28 Apr. 6 Has the town been beflagged and decorated?

3. To invest (a person) with a military or other decoration, as the badge of an order, medal of honour, or the like.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > token of victory or supreme excellence > award token of victory or supreme excellence [verb (transitive)] > invest with decoration

decorate1815

1815 [implied in: J. Scott Visit to Paris (ed. 2) Pref. p. xlvii Disturbances..caused by decorated officers attempting to make the passers-by cry Vive l'Empereur. (at decorated adj.)].

1878 Printing Trades Jrnl. xxiii. 7 Prince Charles of Roumania has decorated two printers in his dominions.

Derivatives

ˈdecorating n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > decorating and painting > [noun]

house decorationc1793

interior decoration1807

decoration1844

decorating1877

1877 Athenæum 3 Nov. 571/3 An apprenticeship to a decorating carver.

1894 N.E.D. at Decorate Mod. In the decorating of the church.

Draft additions February 2005

a. transitive. To paint or wallpaper the walls of (a room or building); to refurbish or change the decor of (a room, house, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > decorating and painting > decorate [verb (transitive)]

decorate1858

to do over1866

interior-decorate1930

1858 Times 11 Jan. 10/5 The deleterious effects produced..are very generally experienced by persons inhabiting rooms so decorated.

1905 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 19 Apr. (advt.) 14/2 If you want to decorate your home with up-to-date goods, with fresh goods and with decorative effects you can be proud of, remember the store that can serve you best is..Empire Wall Paper Co.

1990 Country Living Aug. 142/1 The fashion then was to decorate the hall and landings in marbled paper and the Lodge is done with book endpapers of the period.

1998 P. H. McMillan & K. K. McMillan Home Decorating for Dummies 8 Before you can begin decorating—or redecorating—your home, you have to consider a few of the practicalities.

b. intransitive. To paint or wallpaper the walls of a room or building; to refurbish or change the decor of a room, house, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > decorating and painting > decorate [verb (intransitive)]

decorate1939

1939 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 31 Jan. 8/7 (advt.) 1939 Wall Paper arriving daily. If you are going to decorate, it will be of interest to you to see the new styles.

1972 Times 3 Nov. 5/1 (advt.) Magnificent first floor flat with spacious accommodation modernised and decorated to a high standard.

1985 D. Lucie Hard Feelings ii. iv, in Progress & Hard Feelings 86/2 You'll probably want to decorate, won't you?

2004 Liverpool Echo (Nexis) 26 May 12 Long gone are the days when people simply decorated because they were fed up with the chintzy wallpaper.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	decorate
释义	decorateadj. /ˈdɛkərət/ Etymology: < Latin decorātus adorned, beautiful, past participle of decorāre : see decorate v. For some time after the adoption of the verb, decorat, -ate continued to serve as the past participle, until superseded by decorated, which has also taken its place in ordinary use as adjective. Obsolete or archaic. Adorned, decorated; ornate. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [adjective] > ornamented or decorated depaint?c1225 ornedc1384 trappeda1400 attiredc1400 bolled1400 picked?c1425 bedighta1440 garnishedc1440 well-apparelledc1450 decorate1460 adorned?1473 ornate?a1475 anorneda1500 decked?a1500 exornate1509 redimite?a1513 well-decked1530 adornate1539 prankedc1550 entrapped?1553 bested1558 distinct1596 embellished1598 well-tricked1599 enamelled1604 gaudeda1616 broidered1616 farded1637 phalerated1656 adorn1667 bedecked1671 gayed1671 fancied1688 phalerate1702 decorated1727 ornamented1730 orné1763 got-up1793 gotten-up1796 apparelled1821 engrailed1848 1460 in Polit., Relig., & Love Poems (1866) 81 Heyle flece of gedion, with vertu decorate! a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. xlviii. f. lxxxxii^v/2 They sawe a chirche decorate and ornate aboue alle puyssaunce humayne. a1513 H. Bradshaw Lyfe St. Werburge (1521) i. xxx. sig. l.i^v The place was decorat, with myracles many. 1550 J. Coke Deb. Heraldes Eng. & Fraunce sig. Lij Considre the magnifique and decorate churches [of London]. 1876 J. Ellis Caesar in Egypt 56 Rigg'd in gay colours, decorate with flowers. 1885 R. F. Burton tr. Arabian Nights' Entertainm. I. xii. 117 A fair hall and richly decorate. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2019). decoratev. Brit. /ˈdɛkəreɪt/, U.S. /ˈdɛkəˌreɪt/ Etymology: < Latin decorāt-, participial stem of decorāre to adorn, beautify, < decus , decor- grace, honour, embellishment. As in other verbs of similar formation, the Latin past participle was first adapted as a participial adjective (see decorate adj.), and subsequently the same type was taken as the stem of a verb. 1. transitive. To adorn, beautify, embellish; to grace, honour. Obsolete or archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)] fairOE highta1200 embellishc1385 beautifyc1425 decore1490 beauty1495 embeauty1523 decorate1530 fashion1557 busk1573 gracify?1578 embrave1579 handsome1592 pulchrify1797 orchidize1872 lovelify1935 bellify- bellish- 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 509/1 I decorate, I make fayre or gay, je decore. You have decorate our assemblye with your presence. 1541 Act 33 Hen. VIII c. 37 The same..with goodli and parkely parks..to beautifie adorne and decorite. 1577 R. Holinshed Hist. Scotl. 235/1 in Chron. I His family..is decorated with the office of the Marshalship of Scotland. 1642 W. Ball Caveat for Subjects 15 The name of the House of Austria decorates their dominions. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall VI. lxviii. 282 His mother has been decorated with the titles of Christian and princess. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) II. viii. 245 War and plunder were decorated by poetry as the honourable occupation of heroic natures. 2. To furnish or deck with ornamental accessories: a. said of the personal agent. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)] > ornament > trim or deck out perfurnish1375 enflourish?a1400 varnish14.. perform1420 to pick outc1429 polish?1440 trimc1516 to set out1523 trick?1532 face1542 trick1545 prank1546 tricka1555 bawdefy1562 tickle1567 prink1573 finify1586 deck1587 decore1603 betrima1616 fangle1615 beprank1648 prim1688 to garnish outa1704 decorate1782 to do off1794 dizen1807 tricolatea1825 fal-lal1845 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > ornament [verb (transitive)] > hang with ornaments behangc897 festoon1769 decorate1782 1782 F. Burney Diary & Lett. (1842) II. 158 I..was then decorated a little, and came forth to tea. 1819 W. Irving Rip Van Winkle in Sketch Bk. i. 82 The head was decorated with a cocked hat. 1861 J. H. Parker Introd. Study Gothic Archit. (ed. 2) vi. 180 The custom of decorating churches with flowers at certain seasons is a very ancient one. b. said of the things serving as ornaments. ΚΠ 1870 E. Peacock Ralf Skirlaugh III. 193 The old armour which decorated its walls. 1887 Times 7 Mar. 9/3 In ages..more robustly conscious of the difference between evil and good their heads would have decorated the City gates. c. spec. To deck (a town) with flags and bunting. ΚΠ 1852 Illustr. London News 26 June 504/2 The façade of the market was tastefully decorated with tri-coloured banners. 1872 Porcupine 29 June 201/2 The whole display was organized and paid for by a committee of tradesmen in the streets which were decorated. 1882 Standard 28 Apr. 6 Has the town been beflagged and decorated? 3. To invest (a person) with a military or other decoration, as the badge of an order, medal of honour, or the like. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > token of victory or supreme excellence > award token of victory or supreme excellence [verb (transitive)] > invest with decoration decorate1815 1815 [implied in: J. Scott Visit to Paris (ed. 2) Pref. p. xlvii Disturbances..caused by decorated officers attempting to make the passers-by cry Vive l'Empereur. (at decorated adj.)]. 1878 Printing Trades Jrnl. xxiii. 7 Prince Charles of Roumania has decorated two printers in his dominions. Derivatives ˈdecorating n. and adj. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > decorating and painting > [noun] house decorationc1793 interior decoration1807 decoration1844 decorating1877 1877 Athenæum 3 Nov. 571/3 An apprenticeship to a decorating carver. 1894 N.E.D. at Decorate Mod. In the decorating of the church. Draft additions February 2005 a. transitive. To paint or wallpaper the walls of (a room or building); to refurbish or change the decor of (a room, house, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > decorating and painting > decorate [verb (transitive)] decorate1858 to do over1866 interior-decorate1930 1858 Times 11 Jan. 10/5 The deleterious effects produced..are very generally experienced by persons inhabiting rooms so decorated. 1905 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 19 Apr. (advt.) 14/2 If you want to decorate your home with up-to-date goods, with fresh goods and with decorative effects you can be proud of, remember the store that can serve you best is..Empire Wall Paper Co. 1990 Country Living Aug. 142/1 The fashion then was to decorate the hall and landings in marbled paper and the Lodge is done with book endpapers of the period. 1998 P. H. McMillan & K. K. McMillan Home Decorating for Dummies 8 Before you can begin decorating—or redecorating—your home, you have to consider a few of the practicalities. b. intransitive. To paint or wallpaper the walls of a room or building; to refurbish or change the decor of a room, house, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > decorating and painting > decorate [verb (intransitive)] decorate1939 1939 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 31 Jan. 8/7 (advt.) 1939 Wall Paper arriving daily. If you are going to decorate, it will be of interest to you to see the new styles. 1972 Times 3 Nov. 5/1 (advt.) Magnificent first floor flat with spacious accommodation modernised and decorated to a high standard. 1985 D. Lucie Hard Feelings ii. iv, in Progress & Hard Feelings 86/2 You'll probably want to decorate, won't you? 2004 Liverpool Echo (Nexis) 26 May 12 Long gone are the days when people simply decorated because they were fed up with the chintzy wallpaper. 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