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embellish
Found in thesaurus: overstate, exaggerate, hyerbolise, hyperbolize, amplify, overdraw, magnify, be, change, modify, alter, better, ameliorate, meliorate, improve, amend
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embellish
v.
adorn, beautify, ornament, decorate
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Embellishment
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embellish
Verb
1. add details to
(synonym) embroider, pad, lard, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise
(hypernym) overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyerbolise, magnify, amplify
(hyponym) glorify
(derivation) embellishment, embroidery
2. be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"
(synonym) deck, adorn, decorate, grace, beautify
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) ornament
3. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
(synonym) decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, beautify
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) wreathe
(verb-group) ornament
(derivation) ornamentation, embellishment
4. make more beautiful
(synonym) beautify, prettify
(hypernym) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
(hyponym) groom, neaten
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embellish
v.
ozdobit; přikrášlit
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embellish
Czas.
ozdabiać; upiększać; ubarwiać
