decorate
verb (used with object)
to furnish or adorn with something ornamental or becoming; embellish.
decorates
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present tense formof decorate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Most notably, the display of military trophies that decorates the back wall was entirely Trumbull’s own embellishment, as he himself said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Rather, she takes a plain white bag and decorates it to the max — an “Easter basket of sorts,” as she describes the final product.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 2, 2026
“She said, ‘I love that Christmas tree’ and asked me if I knew anybody who decorates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025
But the epiphanic ding! hits her as she’s smoothing a Band-Aid onto her forehead wound, and considers the superhero that decorates it: the Incredible Hulk.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2024
He decorates the monastery’s clock in exchange for firewood.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
