embellish
(verb)
verb
1. add details to
Similar word(s): aggrandise, aggrandize, dramatise, dramatize, embroider, lard, pad
Definition categories: communication, amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate
2. be beautiful to look at
Similar word(s): adorn, beautify, deck, decorate, grace
Definition categories: stative, be
3. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
Similar word(s): adorn, beautify, decorate, grace, ornament
Definition categories: creation, alter, change, modify
4. make more beautiful
Similar word(s): beautify, fancify, prettify
Definition categories: change, ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate
Sentences with embellish as a verb:
- The old book cover was embellished with golden letters
- to embellish a story, the truth