embellish a story

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• 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 — 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 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

• story — I n. tale 1) to narrate, tell a story 2) to carry, circulate, print, run a story (all the newspapers carried the story about the fire) 3) to edit; rewrite; write a story 4) to concoct, fabricate, invent, make up a story 5) to change, revise;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• story — noun 1 account of events/people, true or invented ADJECTIVE ▪ true ▪ plausible ▪ false, made up ▪ She told the police a false story about being attacked. ▪ …   Collocations 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 Embellish is used with these nouns as the object: ↑story …   Collocations dictionary

• embellish — em|bel|lish [ımˈbelıʃ] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: embelir, from bel beautiful ] 1.) to make something more beautiful by adding decorations to it embellish sth with sth ▪ The dress was embellished with gold threads. 2.) to make… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• embellish — em|bel|lish [ ım belıʃ ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) to make a story more interesting by adding details, especially ones that are not completely true 2. ) to make something more beautiful by decorating it …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• embellish — verb 1》 adorn; decorate. 2》 add extra details to (a story) for interest. Derivatives embellisher noun embellishment noun Origin ME: from OFr. embelliss , from embellir, based on bel handsome , from L. bellus …   English new terms dictionary

• embellish — verb (T) 1 to make a story or statement more interesting by adding details that are not true: She gave an embellished account of what had happened. 2 to make something more beautiful by adding decorations (+ with): The ceiling was embellished… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English