to begem
- verb
- /bɪˈdʒɛm/
- Archaic
:
adornar
- The artist begemmed the crown with sparkling rubies and emeralds.
Examples
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She carefully begemmed the dress to make it shine under the stage lights.
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Ancient artifacts were often begemmed to display wealth and status.
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The artist begemmed the crown with precious stones.
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She loves to begem her jewelry with colorful gems.
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The artist begemmed the crown with sparkling rubies and emeralds.
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She carefully begemmed the dress to make it shine under the stage lights.
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Ancient artifacts were often begemmed to display wealth and status.
Synonyms
226
1.9
To make something look nicer by adding paint, ornaments, or other items
45
4.9
To put decorations on something to make it look more beautiful
12
6.7
To cover something thickly with small shiny objects like jewels
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6.8
To decorate something with precious stones
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8.2
To decorate something with jewels or precious stones
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7.0
Cover an object with a thin layer of gold or metal that looks like gold
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3.7
To add decorations to something to make it look nicer
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4.1
To decorate with thin shiny strips for a festive look
To cover an object with many jewels or decorations
To cover something with many gems or decorations
To cover something with gold or thin gold leaf
To put thin gold or gold leaf on something
Antonyms
How Ornamented
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Begem breaks into be- meaning 'to make' and gem meaning 'jewel'. So to begem something is to decorate it with jewels or add shining stones, like putting gems on a crown to make it sparkle.