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decorate - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" |
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adorn,
grace,
ornament,
embellish,
beautify |
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modify,
alter,
change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
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wreathe form into a wreath
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beset,
encrust,
incrust assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards"
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braid form or weave into a braid or braids; "braid hair"
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broider,
embroider add details to
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stick saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"
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illustrate supply with illustrations; "illustrate a book with drawings"
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garland adorn with bands of flowers or leaves; "They garlanded the statue"
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fledge,
flight grow feathers; "The young sparrows are fledging already"
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bespangle,
spangle dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects
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foliate grow leaves; "the tree foliated in Spring"
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flag provide with a flag; "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately"
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bard,
barde,
caparison,
dress up put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion"
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bead string together like beads
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pipe trim with piping; "pipe the skirt"
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applique sew on as a decoration
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gild the lily,
paint the lily make unnecessary additions to what is already complete
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vermiculate decorate with wavy or winding lines
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smock embellish by sewing in straight lines crossing each other diagonally; "The folk dancers wore smocked shirts"
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hang suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"
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prank dress up showily; "He pranked himself out in his best clothes"
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tinsel interweave with tinsel; "tinseled velvet"
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tart up dress up in a cheap and provocative way
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stucco coat with stucco; "stucco the ceiling"
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redecorate redo the decoration of an apartment or house
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panel decorate with panels; "panel the walls with wood"
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bejewel,
jewel adorn or decorate with precious stones; "jeweled dresses"
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filet,
fillet cut into filets; "filet the fish"
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scallop shape or cut in scallops; "scallop the hem of the dress"
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bedizen dress up garishly and tastelessly
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dress ship decorate a ship with flags
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garnish,
trim,
dress adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
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trim adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
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bedeck,
bedight,
deck knock down with force; "He decked his opponent"
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festoon decorate with strings of flowers; "The public buildings were festooned for the holiday"
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enamel coat, inlay, or surface with enamel
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inlay decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal
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lacquer coat with lacquer; "A lacquered box from China"
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begild,
engild,
gild decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
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illuminate add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
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blazon,
emblazon decorate with heraldic arms
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emblazon,
color,
colour decorate with heraldic arms
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fringe decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe; "fur fringed the hem of the dress"
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fret wear away or erode
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landscape do landscape gardening; "My sons landscapes for corporations and earns a good living"
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ornament be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"
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decorate - award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to; "He was decorated for his services in the military" |
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honor,
honour,
reward accept as pay; "we honor checks and drafts"
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