adorn
verb /əˈdɔːn/
/əˈdɔːrn/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they adorn | /əˈdɔːn/ /əˈdɔːrn/ |
| he / she / it adorns | /əˈdɔːnz/ /əˈdɔːrnz/ |
| past simple adorned | /əˈdɔːnd/ /əˈdɔːrnd/ |
| past participle adorned | /əˈdɔːnd/ /əˈdɔːrnd/ |
| -ing form adorning | /əˈdɔːnɪŋ/ /əˈdɔːrnɪŋ/ |
- to make something/somebody look more attractive by decorating it or them with something
- adorn something/somebody Gold rings adorned his fingers.
- (ironic) Graffiti adorned the walls.
- adorn something/somebody/yourself with something The walls were adorned with paintings.
- The children adorned themselves with flowers.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAdorn is used with these nouns as the subject:- decoration
- cover
- wall
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin adornare, from ad- ‘to’ + ornare ‘deck, furnish’.