transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈdȯrn ]
transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin adornare, from ad- + ornare to furnish — more at ornate
Date: 14th century
1. : to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects
2. : to enliven or decorate as if with ornaments
people of fashion who adorn ed the Court
Synonyms:
adorn , decorate , ornament , embellish , beautify , deck , garnish mean to enhance the appearance of something by adding something unessential. adorn implies an enhancing by something beautiful in itself
a diamond necklace adorned her neck
decorate suggests relieving plainness or monotony by adding beauty of color or design
decorate a birthday cake
ornament and embellish imply the adding of something extraneous, ornament stressing the heightening or setting off of the original
a white house ornamented with green shutters
embellish often stressing the adding of superfluous or adventitious ornament
embellish a page with floral borders
beautify adds to embellish a suggestion of counterbalancing plainness or ugliness
will beautify the grounds with flower beds
deck implies the addition of something that contributes to gaiety, splendor, or showiness
a house all decked out for Christmas
garnish suggests decorating with a small final touch and is used especially in referring to the serving of food
an entrée garnished with parsley