Embellish - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪmˈbelɪʃ|
Brit.
|ɪmˈbelɪʃ|
verb
- add details to (syn: aggrandize, blow up, dramatize, embroider, lard, pad)
- be beautiful to look at (syn: adorn, beautify, deck, decorate, grace)
- make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. (syn: adorn, beautify, decorate, grace, ornament)
- make more beautiful (syn: beautify, prettify)
- be beautiful to look at (syn: adorn, beautify, deck, decorate, grace)
- make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. (syn: adorn, beautify, decorate, grace, ornament)
- make more beautiful (syn: beautify, prettify)
Extra examples
He embellished his speech with a few quotations.
The leather cover of the old book was embellished with gold letters.
The dress was embellished with gold threads.
She gave an embellished account of what had happened.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: embellish
he/she/it: embellishes
present participle: embellishing
past tense: embellished
past participle: embellished
I/you/we/they: embellish
he/she/it: embellishes
present participle: embellishing
past tense: embellished
past participle: embellished
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