bedeck

[bih-dek]

verb (used with object)

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

   Synonyms: enhance, beautify, ornament, decorate, array

bedeck

/ bɪˈdɛk /

verb

1. (tr) to cover with decorations; adorn

Other Word Forms

• unbedecked adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bedeck¹

First recorded in 1560–70; be- + deck

Example Sentences

It’s just a quiet drive beneath a near mile of stately cedars bedecked with strings of multicolor lights.

From Los Angeles Times

An exception to this was at the start of July when lampposts between the University of Birmingham and the Edgbaston cricket ground were bedecked with Palestinian flags - they were quickly taken down.

From BBC

The coffin, bedecked with flowers, was opened at a pavilion in the cemetery.

From Los Angeles Times

Style: Dylan performed in mime makeup and a broad-brimmed hat bedecked in flowers.

From Los Angeles Times

An hour later in a slightly sweaty hotel ballroom bedecked with “Unionize California” signs, Friedman was being treated like the belle of the ball at the California Labor Federation’s annual awards dinner.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• adorn 
• decorate 
• embellish