adorn

[ uh-dawrn ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments: garlands of flowers adorning their hair.

  2. to make more pleasing, attractive, impressive, etc.; enhance: Piety adorned Abigail's character.

Origin of adorn

1
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English adornen, from Latin adōrnāre, equivalent to ad- ad- + ōrnāre “to dress” (see ornate); replacing late Middle English aourne, from Middle French, from Latin

Other words for adorn

Other words from adorn

  • a·dorn·er, noun
  • a·dorn·ing·ly, adverb
  • non·a·dorn·er, noun
  • non·a·dorn·ing, adjective
  • o·ver·a·dorn, verb (used with object)
  • pre·a·dorn, verb (used with object)
  • re·a·dorn, verb (used with object)
  • re·a·dorn·ing, adjective
  • self-a·dorn·ing, adjective
  • su·per·a·dorn, verb (used with object)

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How to use adorn in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for adorn

adorn

/ (əˈdɔːn) /


verb(tr)
  1. to decorate: she adorned her hair with flowers

  2. to increase the beauty, distinction, etc, of

Origin of adorn

1
C14: via Old French from Latin adōrnāre, from ōrnāre to furnish, prepare

Derived forms of adorn

  • adornment, noun

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