embellish
verb (used with object)
to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.
have embellished
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present perfectof embellish.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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They have embellished those spreadsheet credentials with their deeds on the pitch too.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
That the on-screen Richard repeatedly claims to have embellished how events unfolded reads as an admission of guilt or an acknowledgment that versions may differ.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
At its most vivid, it seemed that the smoke in the sky may even have embellished the red-orange flame of the setting sun.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 13, 2021
I may have embellished this story over time, but I nonetheless empathize with your cat.
From Slate ● Nov. 23, 2019
Mess tables have embellished and elaborated it with much retelling over their wine glasses.
From The Tempering by Charles Neville Buck
