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
When it came to Napoletano, Wilson said she was “truthful but may have embellished some ‘factual matters.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024
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
Such is the emblematical representation of etching, and we have embellished it with a first-rate performer.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 by Various
