decorate

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verb

1. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. (Freq. 6)
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
• Syn:
adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
• Derivationally related forms:
beautification (for: beautify), beauty (for: beautify), embellishment (for: embellish), ornamentation (for: ornament), ornament (for: ornament), grace (for: grace), adornment (for: adorn), decorative, decor, decoration, decorator
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
wreathe, encrust, incrust, beset, braid,
embroider, broider, stick, illustrate, garland, fledge,
flight, spangle, bespangle, foliate, flag, caparison,
bard, barde, dress up, bead, pipe, applique,
gild the lily, paint the lily, vermiculate, smock, hang, prank,
tinsel, tart up, stucco, redecorate, panel, bejewel,
jewel, fillet, filet, scallop, bedizen, dress ship,
trim, garnish, dress, deck, bedight, bedeck,
festoon, enamel, inlay, lacquer, gild, begild,
engild, illuminate, emblazon, blazon, color, colour,
fringe, fret, landscape
• Verb Group:
ornament
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. be beautiful to look at
- Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
• Syn:
deck, adorn, grace, embellish, beautify
• Derivationally related forms:
beautification (for: beautify), beauty (for: beautify), grace (for: grace), decorative, decoration, adornment (for: adorn)
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
ornament
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
3. award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to
- He was decorated for his services in the military
• Derivationally related forms:
decoration
• Hypernyms:
honor, honour, reward
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
4. provide with decoration
- dress the windows
• Syn:
dress
• Derivationally related forms:
decorative, decor, decoration
• Hypernyms:
arrange, set up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  dress, deck, adorn, grace, embellish, beautify, ornament