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embellish

  • 1 embellish

    embellish v schmücken, verschönern; renovieren

    English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > embellish

  • 2 embellish

    transitive verb
    1) (beautify) schmücken; beschönigen [Wahrheit]
    2) ausschmücken [Geschichte, Bericht]
    * * *
    [im'beliʃ]
    1) (to increase the interest of (a story etc) by adding (untrue) details: The soldier embellished the story of his escape.) ausschmücken
    2) (to make beautiful with ornaments etc: uniform embellished with gold braid.) verzieren
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    - academic.ru/23888/embellishment">embellishment
    * * *
    em·bel·lish
    [ɪmˈbelɪʃ, emˈ-, AM esp emˈ-]
    vt
    ▪ to \embellish sth etw schmücken [o verzieren
    2. ( fig: add to)
    to \embellish a story eine Geschichte ausschmücken
    to \embellish the truth die Wahrheit beschönigen
    * * *
    [Im'belɪʃ]
    vt
    (= adorn) schmücken, verschönern; (fig) tale, account ausschmücken; truth beschönigen
    * * *
    embellish [ımˈbelıʃ] v/t
    1. verschöne(r)n, (aus)schmücken, verzieren
    2. fig eine Erzählung etc ausschmücken, die Wahrheit beschönigen
    * * *
    transitive verb
    1) (beautify) schmücken; beschönigen [Wahrheit]
    2) ausschmücken [Geschichte, Bericht]
    * * *
    v.
    verschönern v.
    verzieren v.

    English-german dictionary > embellish

  • 3 embellish

    em·bel·lish [ɪmʼbelɪʃ, emʼ-, Am esp emʼ-] vt
    1) ( decorate)
    to \embellish sth etw schmücken [o verzieren];
    2) (fig: add to)
    to \embellish a story eine Geschichte ausschmücken;
    to \embellish the truth die Wahrheit beschönigen

    English-German students dictionary > embellish

  • 4 embroider

    transitive verb
    sticken [Muster]; besticken [Tuch, Kleid]; (fig.) ausschmücken [Erzählung, Wahrheit]
    * * *
    [im'broidə]
    (to decorate with designs in needlework: The child embroidered her name on her handkerchief; an embroidered tablecloth.) (be)sticken
    - academic.ru/23930/embroidery">embroidery
    * * *
    em·broi·der
    [ɪmˈbrɔɪdəʳ, emˈ-, AM emˈbrɔɪdɚ, ɪmˈ-]
    I. vi sticken
    II. vt
    1. (by needlework)
    ▪ to \embroider sth [onto sth] etw [auf etw akk] sticken
    to \embroider a cloth ein Tuch besticken [o mit einer Stickerei verzieren
    2. ( fig: embellish)
    ▪ to \embroider sth with sth etw mit etw dat ausschmücken
    ▪ to \embroider on sth etw ausschmücken
    * * *
    [Im'brɔɪdə(r)]
    1. vt
    cloth besticken; pattern sticken; (fig) facts, truth ausschmücken
    2. vi
    sticken
    * * *
    embroider [ımˈbrɔıdə(r)]
    A v/t
    1. ein Muster sticken
    2. Stoff besticken, mit Stickerei verzieren
    3. fig einen Bericht etc ausschmücken
    B v/i
    1. sticken
    2. embroider (up)on → A 3
    * * *
    transitive verb
    sticken [Muster]; besticken [Tuch, Kleid]; (fig.) ausschmücken [Erzählung, Wahrheit]
    * * *
    v.
    besticken v.
    sticken v.

    English-german dictionary > embroider

  • 5 embroider

    em·broi·der [ɪmʼbrɔɪdəʳ, emʼ-, Am emʼbrɔɪdɚ, ɪmʼ-] vi
    sticken vt
    to \embroider sth [onto sth] etw [auf etw akk] sticken;
    to \embroider a cloth ein Tuch besticken [o mit einer Stickerei verzieren];
    2) (fig: embellish)
    to \embroider sth with sth etw mit etw dat ausschmücken;
    to \embroider on sth etw ausschmücken

    English-German students dictionary > embroider

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  • Embellish — Em*bel lish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embellished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Embellishing}.] [OE. embelisen, embelisshen, F. embellir; pref. em (L. in) + bel, beau, beautiful. See {Beauty}.] To make beautiful or elegant by ornaments; to decorate; to adorn;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • embellish — I verb add details, adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, bejewel, beribbon, bespangle, better, blazon, chase, dandify, deck, decorare, decorate, dizen, dress up, elaborate, emblazon, emboss, embroider, encrust, enhance, enrich, exornare, fix… …   Law dictionary

  • embellish — mid 14c., to render beautiful, from O.Fr. embelliss , stem of embellir make beautiful, ornament, from em (see EN (Cf. en ) (1)) + bel beautiful, from L. bellus (see BENE (Cf. bene )). Meaning dress up (a narration) with fictitious matter is from… …   Etymology dictionary

  • embellish — beautify, deck, bedeck, garnish, *adorn, decorate, ornament Analogous words: enhance, heighten, intensify: apparel, array (see CLOTHE) Contrasted words: denude, *strip, bare, divest …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • embellish — [v] make beautiful; decorate add bells and whistles*, adorn, amplify, array, beautify, bedeck, color, deck, dress up*, elaborate, emblaze, embroider, enhance, enrich, exaggerate, festoon, fix up*, fudge*, garnish, gild, give details, grace, gussy …   New thesaurus

  • embellish — ► VERB 1) make more attractive; decorate. 2) add extra details to (a story or account) for interest. DERIVATIVES embellisher noun embellishment noun. ORIGIN Old French embellir, from bel handsome …   English terms dictionary

  • embellish — [em bel′ish, imbel′ish] vt. [ME embelishen < extended stem of OFr embellir < em (L in) + bel < L bellus, beautiful] 1. to decorate or improve by adding detail; ornament; adorn 2. to add grace notes, syncopated accents, trills, etc. to (a …   English World dictionary

  • embellish — [[t]ɪmbe̱lɪʃ[/t]] embellishes, embellishing, embellished 1) VERB If something is embellished with decorative features or patterns, it has those features or patterns on it and they make it look more attractive. [be V ed with n] The stern was… …   English dictionary

  • embellish — UK [ɪmˈbelɪʃ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms embellish : present tense I/you/we/they embellish he/she/it embellishes present participle embellishing past tense embellished past participle embellished 1) to make a story more… …   English dictionary

  • embellish — verb /ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ/ a) To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate. The old book cover was embellished with golden letters b) To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality, to dist …   Wiktionary

  • embellish — verb Embellish is used with these nouns as the object: ↑story …   Collocations dictionary

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