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embellish
[ em-bel-ish ]
/ ɛmˈbɛl ɪʃ /
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verb (used with object)
to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.
to enhance (a statement or narrative) with fictitious additions.
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British Dictionary definitions for embellish
embellish
/ (ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ) /
verb (tr)
to improve or beautify by adding detail or ornament; adorn
to make (a story) more interesting by adding detail
to provide (a melody, part, etc) with ornamentsSee ornament (def. 5)
Derived forms of embellish
embellisher, nounembellishment, nounWord Origin for embellish
C14: from Old French embelir, from bel beautiful, from Latin bellus
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