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decorate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | adorn, beautify, embellish, grace, ornament |
| Type of | alter, change, modify |
| Has types | begild, bejewel, beset, bespangle, blazon, braid, broider, caparison, color, colour, deck, dress, dress ship, dress up, emblazon, embroider, enamel, encrust, engild, festoon, filet, fillet, flag, fledge, flight, foliate, fret, fringe, garland, garnish, gild, gild the lily, hang, illuminate, illustrate, incrust, inlay, jewel, lacquer, landscape, paint the lily, panel, pipe, prank, redecorate, wreathe, applique, bard, barde, bead, bedeck, bedight, bedizen, trim, vermiculate, scallop, smock, spangle, stick, stucco, tart up, tinsel |
| Verb group | ornament |
| Derivation | decoration, decorator, decorative, decor |
Examples of decorate
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Consider decorating it outside or bring it inside and decorate on Christmas Eve.
From the dailyherald.com
Add chocolate shapes on top of cake and decorate with remaining candied peanuts.
From the sacbee.com
Fairy-tale turrets decorate Neuschwanstein Castle, King Ludwig's alpine retreat.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Technical skills needed in bakery industry, including ability to decorate cakes.
From the jobview.monster.com
She has yet to attend a PTA meeting or decorate so much as a classroom doorknob.
From the post-gazette.com
So the next time your compact is empty, snap off the mirrored part and decorate.
From the chron.com
In addition, Julia says, they are great because the kids can help decorate them.
From the stltoday.com
It takes just moments for Sam June to decorate his family room for the holidays.
From the courier-journal.com
I break out the music and start to decorate the house and make my shopping list.
From the usatoday.com
- Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
- Deck: be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"
- Award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to; "He was decorated for his services in the military"
- Dress: provide with decoration; "dress the windows"
- (decorated) adorned: provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
- (decoration) something used to beautify
- (Decorated (architecture)) English Gothic is the name of the architectural style that flourished in England from about 1180 until about 1520.
- To furnish with decorations; To improve the appearance of an interior of a house, room, office and so forth; (transitive) (In some programming languages) To extend a method, etc. by attaching some further code item
- (decoration) The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation; That which adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment; ornament; Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed ...
