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decorate
('d/E/k/@/,r/eI/t )

verb (v)

  • make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.(verb.creation)
    Example:
    Decorate the room for the party.
    source: wordnet30
  • be beautiful to look at(verb.stative)
    source: wordnet30
  • award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to(verb.social)
    Example:
    He was decorated for his services in the military.
    source: wordnet30
  • provide with decoration(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    dress
    source: wordnet30
  • To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary; to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate the person; to decorate an edifice; to decorate a lawn with flowers; to decorate the mind with moral beauties; to decorate a hero with honors.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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