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ornament

[ noun awr-nuh-muhnt; verb awr-nuh-ment, -muhnt ]
/ noun ĖˆÉ”r nə mənt; verb ĖˆÉ”r nÉ™ĖŒmɛnt, -mənt /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to furnish with ornaments; embellish: to ornament a musical composition.
to be an ornament to: Several famous scientists were acquired to ornament the university.
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Origin of ornament

1175–1225; <Latin ornāmentum equipment, ornament, equivalent to ornā(re) to equip + -mentum-ment; replacing Middle English ornement<Old French <Latin, as above

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British Dictionary definitions for ornament

ornament

noun (ĖˆÉ”Ėnəmənt)
verb (ĖˆÉ”ĖnÉ™ĖŒmɛnt) (tr)
to decorate with or as if with ornaments
to serve as an ornament to

Derived forms of ornament

ornamentation, noun

Word Origin for ornament

C14: from Latin ornāmentum, from ornāre to adorn
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