embellish
verb (used with object)
to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.
embellishing
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present participleof embellish.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The scandal erupted last month after some academics and media reports accused Arday of plagiarising parts of his doctoral thesis and embellishing his life achievements.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
The governor has faced allegations of embellishing his military record.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
The young nation was divided and newspapers and pamphlets hammered home the differences between the two men – in many cases embellishing those differences.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2024
Pierre et Gilles created the painting in 2023, by first taking a photo of Smith posing before then hand painting and embellishing the image.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2024
He simply carried on where Dufay left off, thickening and embellishing the polyphonic choral style that you would have heard almost anywhere across Europe in the later fifteenth century.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
