em ‧ bel ‧ lish /ɪmˈbelɪʃ/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: embelir , from bel 'beautiful' ]
1 . to make something more beautiful by adding decorations to it SYN decorate
embellish something with something
The dress was embellished with gold threads.
2 . to make a story or statement more interesting by adding details that are not true SYN embroider :
She gave an embellished account of what had happened.
—embellishment noun [uncountable and countable]