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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decorate \Dec"o*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decorated}; p. pr &
vb n. {Decorating}.] [L. decoratus p. p. of decorare, fr
decus ornament; akin to decere to be becoming. See {Decent}.]
To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary;
to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as to decorate the
person; to decorate an edifice; to decorate a lawn with
flowers; to decorate the mind with moral beauties; to
decorate a hero with honors.
Her fat neck was ornamented with jewels, rich bracelets
decorated her arms. --Thackeray.
Syn: To adorn; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace. See
{Adorn}.
{Decorated style} (Arch.), a name given by some writers to
the perfected English Gothic architecture; it may be
considered as having flourished from about a. d. 1300 to
a. d. 1375.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
decorate
v 1: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.;
"Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself
for the special day" [syn: {adorn}, {grace}, {ornament},
{embellish}, {beautify}]
2: be beautiful to look at "Flowers adorned the tables
everywhere" [syn: {deck}, {adorn}, {grace}, {embellish}, {beautify}]
3: award a mark of honor, as a medal, to
4: provide with decoration, as of windows [syn: {dress}]
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