EMBELLISH


Meaning of EMBELLISH in English

(~es, ~ing, ~ed)

1.

If something is ~ed with decorative features or patterns, it has those features or patterns on it and they make it look more attractive.

The stern was ~ed with carvings in red and blue...

Ivy leaves ~ the front of the dresser...

VERB: be V-ed with n, V n

2.

If you ~ a story, you make it more interesting by adding details which may be untrue.

I launched into the parable, ~ing the story with invented dialogue and extra details...

Irving popularized the story in a dramatic and ~ed account.

VERB: V n, V-ed

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