bedeck
verb (used with object)
to deck out; adorn, especially in a showy or gaudy manner.
bedecks
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present tense formof bedeck (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Hilberath said her tiny home is not big enough for her Christmas tree which instead bedecks the terrace but she was still grateful for the people who had helped put a roof over her head.
From Reuters ● Dec. 23, 2021
Save for a blip of a scene from “Thriller,” no official footage of music videos that might ignite a mote of nostalgia bedecks its architecture.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2019
Her distinctive crest, two facing T’s that resemble a medieval cross, bedecks ballet flats from Manhasset to Myanmar; her signature caftans billow above thousands of tummies; the vice president’s wife carries one of her handbags.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2011
Here is a poem, "When Sol bedecks the mead with light, And pallid Cynthia sheds her ray," addressed by her Ladyship to your humble servant.'
From Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray
Deck and bedeck are commonly said of apparel; as, a mother bedecks her daughter with silk and jewels.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by James Champlin Fernald
