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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 — 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 — [[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 — 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 — 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

• embellish — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French embeliss , stem of embelir, from en + bel beautiful more at beauty Date: 14th century 1. to make beautiful with ornamentation ; decorate < a book embellished with illustrations > 2. to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• embellish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. ornament; embroider (see exaggeration). II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. adorn, ornament, deck; see decorate . See Synonym Study at decorate . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. enhance, adorn, ornament,… …   English dictionary for students

• 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

• embellish — embellisher, n. /em bel ish/, v.t. 1. to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn. 2. to enhance (a statement or narrative) with fictitious additions. [1300 50; ME embelisshen < AF, MF embeliss (s. of embelir), equiv. to em EM 1 +… …   Universalium

• embellish — Synonyms and related words: adorn, apparel, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, belie, blazon, camouflage, caparison, color, convolute, cultivate, dandify, deck, deck out, decorate, develop, disguise, distort, dizen, doll up, dress, dress up,… …   Moby Thesaurus