Synonyms

bedeck

American

[bih-dek] / bɪˈdɛk /

verb (used with object)

to deck out; adorn, especially in a showy or gaudy manner.

Synonyms:

enhance, beautify, ornament, decorate, array

bedeck British

/ bɪˈdɛk /

verb

(tr) to cover with decorations; adorn

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Other Word Forms

unbedecked adjective

Etymology

Origin of bedeck

First recorded in 1560–70; be- + deck

Example Sentences

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Downtown Munich is best-known for chic shops and flashy fast cars but right now its streets are bedecked with posters advertising next generation drones.

From BBC

Matt Gibson, 52, moors his sage-green houseboat, bedecked with plants, on the Regent's Canal near central London.

From Barron's

That day, the skater -- whose Telegram channel has almost 150,000 subscribers -- posted a photo of herself in a room bedecked with pink-and-white bouquets.

From Barron's

But this year, her living room is an explosion of colour, bedecked with foil stars, tinsel and homemade paper chains and ribbon garlands.

From BBC

The usually sleepy Laotian capital Vientiane has an uncharacteristic buzz, bedecked with flags and T-shirt vendors ahead of commemorations of 50 years of communist rule Tuesday, but for many young people history carries little weight.

From Barron's

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