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Definitions for Embellish
[1] to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.
[2] to enhance (a statement or narrative) with fictitious additions.
[3] to improve or beautify by adding detail or ornament; adorn
[4] to make (a story) more interesting by adding detail
[5] to provide (a melody, part, etc) with ornaments See ornament (def. 5)
Words related to Embellish
bedeck, exaggerate, gild, overstate, festoon, embroider, adorn, trim, magnify, deck, color, enrich, elaborate, ornament, beautify, enhance, array, garnish, fudge, grace
Words nearby Embellish
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Origin of Embellish
1300–50; Middle English embelisshen < Anglo-French, Middle French embeliss- (stem of embelir ), equivalent to em- em-1 + bel- (< Latin bellus pretty) + -iss- -ish2
Other words from Embellish
em·bel·lish·er , noun
non·em·bel·lished , adjective
non·em·bel·lish·ing , adjective
o·ver·em·bel·lish , verb (used with object)
re·em·bel·lish , verb (used with object)
un·em·bel·lished , adjective
Word origin for Embellish
C14: from Old French embelir, from bel beautiful, from Latin bellus
Synonyms for Embellish
adorn, bedeck, dress up, embroider, exaggerate, festoon, gild, overstate, spiff up, amplify, array, beautify, color, deck, elaborate, enhance, enrich, fudge, garnish, grace, magnify, ornament, trim, add bells and whistles, emblaze, fix up, give details, gussy up, spruce up