Verb
embellish -
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party" ; "beautify yourself for the special day"
decorate ,
adorn ,
grace ,
ornament ,
beautify
modify ,
alter ,
change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite" ; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
wreathe form into a wreath
beset ,
encrust ,
incrust assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards"
braid form or weave into a braid or braids; "braid hair"
broider ,
embroider add details to
stick saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill" ; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"
illustrate supply with illustrations; "illustrate a book with drawings"
garland adorn with bands of flowers or leaves; "They garlanded the statue"
fledge ,
flight grow feathers; "The young sparrows are fledging already"
bespangle ,
spangle dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects
foliate grow leaves; "the tree foliated in Spring"
flag provide with a flag; "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately"
bard ,
barde ,
caparison ,
dress up put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion"
bead string together like beads
pipe trim with piping; "pipe the skirt"
applique sew on as a decoration
gild the lily ,
paint the lily make unnecessary additions to what is already complete
vermiculate decorate with wavy or winding lines
smock embellish by sewing in straight lines crossing each other diagonally; "The folk dancers wore smocked shirts"
hang suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"
prank dress up showily; "He pranked himself out in his best clothes"
tinsel interweave with tinsel; "tinseled velvet"
tart up dress up in a cheap and provocative way
stucco coat with stucco; "stucco the ceiling"
redecorate redo the decoration of an apartment or house
panel decorate with panels; "panel the walls with wood"
bejewel ,
jewel adorn or decorate with precious stones; "jeweled dresses"
filet ,
fillet cut into filets; "filet the fish"
scallop shape or cut in scallops; "scallop the hem of the dress"
bedizen dress up garishly and tastelessly
dress ship decorate a ship with flags
garnish ,
trim ,
dress adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
trim adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
bedeck ,
bedight ,
deck knock down with force; "He decked his opponent"
festoon decorate with strings of flowers; "The public buildings were festooned for the holiday"
enamel coat, inlay, or surface with enamel
inlay decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal
lacquer coat with lacquer; "A lacquered box from China"
begild ,
engild ,
gild decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
illuminate add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
blazon ,
emblazon decorate with heraldic arms
emblazon ,
color ,
colour decorate with heraldic arms
fringe decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe; "fur fringed the hem of the dress"
fret wear away or erode
landscape do landscape gardening; "My sons landscapes for corporations and earns a good living"
ornament be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"
embellish -
make more beautiful
fancify ,
beautify ,
prettify
uglify make ugly
ameliorate ,
improve ,
meliorate ,
amend ,
better make amendments to; "amend the document"
neaten ,
groom care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed"
curry ,
groom ,
dress treat by incorporating fat; "curry tanned leather"
window-dress ,
dress up make something appear superficially attractive; "The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data" ; "Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth"
spiff up ,
titivate ,
tittivate ,
slick up ,
smarten up ,
spruce ,
spruce up dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party"
polish ,
smooth ,
smoothen ,
shine bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners"
become ,
suit enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news" ; "It must be getting more serious" ; "her face went red with anger" ; "She went into ecstasy" ; "Get going!"
embellish -
be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"
deck ,
adorn ,
decorate ,
grace ,
beautify
be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
ornament be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"
embellish -
add details to
embroider ,
pad ,
lard ,
aggrandize ,
aggrandise ,
blow up ,
dramatize ,
dramatise
hyperbolise ,
hyperbolize ,
overstate ,
exaggerate ,
overdraw ,
magnify ,
amplify to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
glorify bestow glory upon; "The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic"
