embellish

[ em-bel-ish ]

/ ɛmˈbɛl ɪʃ /

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verb (used with object)

to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.

to enhance (a statement or narrative) with fictitious additions.

Origin of embellish

1300–50; Middle English embelisshen<Anglo-French, Middle French embeliss- (stem of embelir), equivalent to em-em-¹ + bel- (<Latin bellus pretty) + -iss--ish²

SYNONYMS FOR embellish

1 decorate, garnish, bedeck, embroider.

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OTHER WORDS FROM embellish

em·bel·lish·er, nounnon·em·bel·lished, adjectivenon·em·bel·lish·ing, adjectiveo·ver·em·bel·lish, verb (used with object)

re·em·bel·lish, verb (used with object)un·em·bel·lished, adjective

Words nearby embellish

Embden-Meyerhof pathway, embed, embedded microchips, embedding, embelin, embellish, embellishment, ember, Ember day, Ember days, ember goose

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Example sentences from the Web for embellish

Linda Yoshida—arguably Instagram’s most prominent calligrapher, with 19,000 followers—has been sending postcards to representatives since 2017, embellishing them with gorgeous calligraphy and documenting them on her Instagram account.
Letter-writing staved off lockdown loneliness. Now it’s getting out the vote.|Tanya Basu|September 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Special care was taken to alternate the curves of these shaped tusks in the concurrent rows, while the crown was embellished with a plume or a knob.
Know Your Ancient Greek Helmets: From Attic to Phrygian|Dattatreya Mandal|May 19, 2020|Realm of History
If the actual facts are so repugnant to you, then why embellish them?
The Woody Allen Allegations: Not So Fast|Robert B. Weide|January 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Why did you feel the need to embellish and lie about your involvement in the UOF?
Rogue L.A. Cop’s Facebook Manifesto: ‘You Will Now Live the Life of Prey’|The Daily Beast|February 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST

And like all bad liars, immediately gave into the urge to embellish.
Friday Forum: What's the Biggest Lie You've Ever Told?|Megan McArdle|January 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He loved to embellish and we were determined not to let him slip one past us.
Hollywood's Loosest Cannon|Kim Masters|April 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The actors in such scenes were not slow to magnify and embellish their own services at the expense of truth.
A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihd'|Moulavi Gergh Ali
But the use of figures is natural, and at present they are used to embellish discourse and to give it greater vividness and force.
Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism|F. V. N. Painter
She takes out the sapphires and arrays them on her person to embellish her charms, but she places them on the table before her.
Two Wars: An Autobiography of General Samuel G. French|Samuel Gibbs French
That he embellish it, whatever it may be, by his artistic interpretation and execution, is all that we should expect.
Delsarte System of Oratory|Various
We travellers hold such an incident no great consequence, though it may serve to embellish the uniform life of Brown's Square.
Red Gauntlet|Sir Walter Scott

British Dictionary definitions for embellish

embellish

/ (ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ) /

verb (tr)

to improve or beautify by adding detail or ornament; adorn

to make (a story) more interesting by adding detail

to provide (a melody, part, etc) with ornamentsSee ornament (def. 5)

Derived forms of embellish

embellisher, nounembellishment, noun

Word Origin for embellish

C14: from Old French embelir, from bel beautiful, from Latin bellus

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	embellish
释义	embellish [ em-bel-ish ] / ɛmˈbɛl ɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR embellish ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn. to enhance (a statement or narrative) with fictitious additions. Origin of embellish 1300–50; Middle English embelisshen<Anglo-French, Middle French embeliss- (stem of embelir), equivalent to em-em-¹ + bel- (<Latin bellus pretty) + -iss--ish² SYNONYMS FOR embellish 1 decorate, garnish, bedeck, embroider. SEE SYNONYMS FOR embellish ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM embellish em·bel·lish·er, nounnon·em·bel·lished, adjectivenon·em·bel·lish·ing, adjectiveo·ver·em·bel·lish, verb (used with object) re·em·bel·lish, verb (used with object)un·em·bel·lished, adjective Words nearby embellish Embden-Meyerhof pathway, embed, embedded microchips, embedding, embelin, embellish, embellishment, ember, Ember day, Ember days, ember goose Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for embellish Linda Yoshida—arguably Instagram’s most prominent calligrapher, with 19,000 followers—has been sending postcards to representatives since 2017, embellishing them with gorgeous calligraphy and documenting them on her Instagram account. Letter-writing staved off lockdown loneliness. Now it’s getting out the vote.\|Tanya Basu\|September 18, 2020\|MIT Technology Review Special care was taken to alternate the curves of these shaped tusks in the concurrent rows, while the crown was embellished with a plume or a knob. Know Your Ancient Greek Helmets: From Attic to Phrygian\|Dattatreya Mandal\|May 19, 2020\|Realm of History If the actual facts are so repugnant to you, then why embellish them? The Woody Allen Allegations: Not So Fast\|Robert B. Weide\|January 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Why did you feel the need to embellish and lie about your involvement in the UOF? Rogue L.A. Cop’s Facebook Manifesto: ‘You Will Now Live the Life of Prey’\|The Daily Beast\|February 8, 2013\|DAILY BEAST And like all bad liars, immediately gave into the urge to embellish. Friday Forum: What's the Biggest Lie You've Ever Told?\|Megan McArdle\|January 18, 2013\|DAILY BEAST He loved to embellish and we were determined not to let him slip one past us. Hollywood's Loosest Cannon\|Kim Masters\|April 15, 2009\|DAILY BEAST The actors in such scenes were not slow to magnify and embellish their own services at the expense of truth. A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihd'\|Moulavi Gergh Ali But the use of figures is natural, and at present they are used to embellish discourse and to give it greater vividness and force. Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism\|F. V. N. Painter She takes out the sapphires and arrays them on her person to embellish her charms, but she places them on the table before her. Two Wars: An Autobiography of General Samuel G. French\|Samuel Gibbs French That he embellish it, whatever it may be, by his artistic interpretation and execution, is all that we should expect. Delsarte System of Oratory\|Various We travellers hold such an incident no great consequence, though it may serve to embellish the uniform life of Brown's Square. Red Gauntlet\|Sir Walter Scott British Dictionary definitions for embellish embellish / (ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ) / verb (tr) to improve or beautify by adding detail or ornament; adorn to make (a story) more interesting by adding detail to provide (a melody, part, etc) with ornamentsSee ornament (def. 5) Derived forms of embellish embellisher, nounembellishment, noun Word Origin for embellish C14: from Old French embelir, from bel beautiful, from Latin bellus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to embellish bedeck, dress up, exaggerate, gild, overstate, festoon, embroider, adorn, spiff up, trim, magnify, deck, color, enrich, elaborate, ornament, beautify, enhance, array, garnish
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embellish

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verb (tr)

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