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embellish

[em-bel-ish]

verb (used with object)

  1. to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. to enhance (a statement or narrative) with fictitious additions.



embellish

/ ɪˈɛɪʃ /

verb

  1. to improve or beautify by adding detail or ornament; adorn

  2. to make (a story) more interesting by adding detail

  3. to provide (a melody, part, etc) with ornaments See ornament

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • embellisher noun
  • nonembellished adjective
  • nonembellishing adjective
  • overembellish verb (used with object)
  • reembellish verb (used with object)
  • unembellished adjective
  • ˈ󳾱Գ noun
  • ˈ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of embellish1

1300–50; Middle English embelisshen < Anglo-French, Middle French embeliss- (stem of embelir ), equivalent to em- em- 1 + bel- (< Latin bellus pretty) + -iss- -ish 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of embellish1

C14: from Old French embelir, from bel beautiful, from Latin bellus
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He also stayed on theme by accessorising with embellished gloves, a brooch and a hat that paid homage to his Puerto Rican heritage.

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That is, our episodic memories are pieced together from a small number of concepts embellished by the brain's tendency to make up less important details, or to remain fuzzy about them.

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Candidates embellished their experience to match the job description.

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Mr Clarke's barrister, Philip Williams, suggested she was embellishing the facts.

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Look for Fox News to embellish the threats Trump manufactures or deliberately worsens, to generate widespread fear.

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