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to grace

to grace

66 3.8
To make something more beautiful or admired
  • verb
  • /ɡreɪs/
translation icon : adornar
  • Oh, look who finally decided to grace us with her presence.
  • grace someone's life
  • grace the cover
  • grace the sky

Clinton is going to come here and grace us with his presence.

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Examples

  • So you finally decided to grace us with your presence.

  • One of the best and most unique performers to ever grace the screen joins me today, Goldie Hawn.

  • Perhaps this time they will grace us with their presence.

  • I was lucky enough to grace the stage with this next act at a talent competition.

  • But soon, soon we shall grace the stage with our beautiful Princess.

  • Clinton is going to come here and grace us with his presence.

  • Emily, we're all looking forward to having you grace us with your presence for many years to come.

  • May I say that I've always thought yours to be one of the most beautiful faces ever to grace the silver screen.

  • Then, they ascended the hill into the church where the Black Madonna graces the center altar.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The artist's latest mural will grace the city with its vibrant colors and intricate designs.

Synonyms

to decorate
vsto grace
226 1.9

To make something look nicer by adding paint, ornaments, or other items

also adds a sense of honor or special respect beyond appearance
to adorn
vsto grace
45 4.9

To put decorations on something to make it look more beautiful

also gives dignity or honored quality beyond visual improvement
to deck
vsto grace
31 4.1

To decorate something to make it look festive

also includes honoring or elevating status beyond festive appearance
to embellish
vsto grace
10 6.3

To make something more beautiful by adding decorative details

also can imply giving respect or honor beyond mere decoration
to beautify
vsto grace
9 3.2

To make a place or person more attractive by adding decorations like paint

also includes honoring or praising beyond simple appearance improvement
to ornament
vsto grace
4 3.7

To add decorations to something to make it look nicer

also bestows honor or elevated status, not just enhancing looks
to pretty
vsto grace
  • Informal
1 5.7

Make something look nicer by adding decorations

also carries sense of adding honor or formal recognition beyond looks
to prettify
vsto grace
1 5.0

Make something look more attractive, often only on the surface

also implies genuine honor or dignified enhancement, not just cosmetics

Antonyms

201 3.7

To become less in size, importance, or value

Idioms

A loss of status and respect after wrongdoing

To begin behaving badly again and lose people's respect

Words people say to show thanks when something happens because of Allah's kindness

Phrasal Verbs

35 5.5

To say a short prayer of thanks before a meal

To show respect to someone by giving something special, often by being there or speaking

Compounds

34 6.8

Help from God that people do not earn

10 3.5

Extra time after a deadline when you can still do something without penalty

saving grace
  • Informal
7 4.4

A good quality that makes someone or something acceptable despite faults

4 9.5

A time when God forgives a person and frees them from sin

A calm, elegant way of moving and behaving

grace note
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A very short decorative note played quickly before a main note

free grace
  • Formal
1 9.9

God gives kindness without being earned to save people

1 9.9

A small European plant with strong, bitter-smelling leaves that may irritate skin

saving grace
  • Formal
1 8.5

A gift from God that makes a person holy and helps them be saved

A final action that ends something, often to stop suffering

Calm, polite, graceful behavior when people watch or question you

A soft, quick, elegant way of moving like a rabbit

9.9

A cup passed around at the end of a meal for the final toast

An American actress who became the princess of Monaco after marrying Prince Rainier III

year of grace
  • Archaic
9.5

A year counted since the birth of Jesus, used in formal or historical dates

How Decorative

to embellish
10 6.3
to grace
66 3.8
to adorn
45 4.9
to decorate
226 1.9

Surface Forms

grace infinitive
graced past
graced past participle
gracing present participle
graces third person singular

Etymology

Grace comes from the Latin root gratia, meaning 'favor' or 'to please'. To 'grace' a place or event is to add a pleasing or honored presence, which is why we say something 'graces' a room when it makes it more beautiful.