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decorate
[dek-uh-reyt]
verb (used with object)
to furnish or adorn with something ornamental or becoming; embellish.
to decorate walls with murals.
to plan and execute the design, furnishings, and ornamentation of the interior of (a house, office, apartment, etc.), especially by selecting colors, fabrics, and style of furniture, by making minor structural changes, etc..
Their house is decorated in French Provincial style.
to confer distinction upon by a badge, a medal of honor, etc..
to decorate a soldier for valor.
decorate
/ ˈdɛkəˌreɪt /
verb
(tr) to make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc
to paint or wallpaper (a room, house, etc)
(tr) to confer a mark of distinction, esp a military medal, upon
(tr) to evaporate a metal film onto (a crystal) in order to display dislocations in structure
Other Word Forms
- overdecorate verb
- redecorate verb
- undecorate verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of decorate1
Example Sentences
The decorated Tour winner was by far the biggest star in Kigali, but Pogacar doesn’t really do stardom.
When a decorated American runner failed a drug test on the brink of the 2021 Olympic trials, the most memorable part was her excuse: a tainted burrito.
No Olympic team on the planet is more decorated than USA Track & Field.
As often happens at the site, located outside the city’s main art museum and decorated with sculptures honoring the victims, many attendees stood silently in tears.
“It gave us plenty of time to nest and decorate.”
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