to embellish
10
6.3
- verb
- /ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ/
:
adornar
- The dress was beautifully embellished with intricate beadwork and lace.
- embellished with a carved
- embellished with an elaborate
- red embellished
He's known for going and elaborating and not embellishing necessarily, but going big and he's going to push it to the edge, right?
- He's known for going and elaborating and not embellishing necessarily, but going big and he's going to push it to the edge, right?
Examples
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Figural reliefs of various types have embellished Benin's red clay architecture for centuries.
Academic text (1990) -
The Lakota produced more material goods embellished with flags than all other tribes put together.
Academic text (2002) -
Wide steps led to a huge double door made of dark wood embellished with iron ornamentation.
Fiction book (1996) -
Gold gilding dates back to the ancient Egyptians, and every culture since has employed this art to embellish the most important of objects.
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Furthermore, as rebuilt homes became occupied, the residents embellished them with personal touches.
Academic text (2011) -
Besides, every amateur will be grateful to them for embellishing beauty without disguising the attractions.
Academic text (2015) -
The vest seems to have been reworked and embellished over the years.
Academic text (2003) -
The heavy brushed steel doors embellished with scenes from trader life opened into the dark.
Fiction book (1991) -
Most Voltaic groups favor surfaces embellished with geometric patterns, as do the Baga farther west.
Academic text (1991) -
Similarly, highly ranked priestesses embellish their akuku coiffures with figurative silver hairpins.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
424
4.0
Make something better or more attractive
226
1.9
To make something look nicer by adding paint, ornaments, or other items
66
3.8
To make something more beautiful or admired
56
3.4
Make something look nicer or more attractive for a special event
45
4.9
To put decorations on something to make it look more beautiful
31
4.1
To decorate something to make it look festive
16
3.8
To add small items like jewelry or scarves to clothes to make them look nicer
16
7.5
Decorate something with a bright, noticeable symbol or design
13
6.8
To raise a design on paper or leather by pressing it
9
3.2
To make a place or person more attractive by adding decorations like paint
8
8.7
Make something or someone look fancier by adding decorations
8
3.8
Make small changes to something to improve how it looks
4
3.7
To add decorations to something to make it look nicer
4
7.8
To put fancy decorations like flowers or lights on something to make it look special
3
5.1
Add bright, shiny pieces to clothes or things to attract attention
1
2.5
Put paint on something to make it look better
1
5.0
Make something look more attractive, often only on the surface
Make something look more stylish and attractive
Make something look more attractive by adding decorations
To add small not needed decorations to clothes or events to make them seem fancier
To make something look more beautiful or artistic
Make something look more expensive by adding nicer things
Antonyms
How Decorative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Embellish comes from old French parts em- 'to make' and belle 'beautiful', so it originally meant 'to make beautiful'. That's why to embellish something is to add pretty decorations or details to make it look nicer.