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embellished

embellished definition

embellished


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  embellish 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  embellish 
 
  Sense  1 
  embroider,  pad,  lard,  embellish,  aggrandize,  aggrandise,  blow  up  dramatize,  dramatise 
  =>  glorify 
 
  Sense  3 
  decorate,  adorn,  grace,  ornament,  embellish,  beautify 
  =>  wreathe 
  =>  encrust,  beset 
  =>  braid 
  =>  embroider,  broider 
  =>  illustrate 
  =>  garland 
  =>  fledge,  flight 
  =>  spangle,  bespangle 
  =>  foliate 
  =>  flag 
  =>  caparison,  bard,  dress  up 
  =>  bead 
  =>  pipe 
  =>  applique 
  =>  smock 
  =>  hang 
  =>  prank 
  =>  tinsel 
  =>  tart  up 
  =>  stucco 
  =>  redecorate 
  =>  panel 
  =>  bejewel,  jewel 
  =>  fillet,  filet 
  =>  scallop 
  =>  bedizen 
  =>  dress  ship 
  =>  trim,  garnish,  dress 
  =>  trim 
  =>  deck,  bedight,  bedeck 
  =>  festoon 
  =>  enamel 
  =>  inlay 
  =>  gloss,  polish 
  =>  glaze 
  =>  lacquer 
  =>  gild,  begild,  engild 
  =>  illuminate 
  =>  emblazon,  blazon 
  =>  color,  colour,  emblazon 
  =>  fringe 
  =>  fret 
  =>  landscape 
 
  Sense  4 
  beautify,  embellish,  prettify 
  =>  groom,  neaten 
  =>  dress,  groom,  curry 
  =>  dress  up  window-dress 
  =>  spruce  up  spruce,  titivate,  tittivate,  smarten  up  slick  up  spiff  up 
  =>  polish,  smooth,  smoothen,  shine 
  =>  become  suit 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  embellish 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  embellish 
 
  Sense  1 
  embroider,  pad,  lard,  embellish,  aggrandize,  aggrandise,  blow  up  dramatize,  dramatise 
  =>  glorify 
 
  Sense  3 
  decorate,  adorn,  grace,  ornament,  embellish,  beautify 
  =>  wreathe 
  =>  encrust,  beset 
  =>  braid 
  =>  embroider,  broider 
  =>  purl 
  =>  purl 
  =>  illustrate 
  =>  garland 
  =>  fledge,  flight 
  =>  spangle,  bespangle 
  =>  foliate 
  =>  flag 
  =>  caparison,  bard,  dress  up 
  =>  bead 
  =>  pipe 
  =>  applique 
  =>  smock 
  =>  hang 
  =>  prank 
  =>  tinsel 
  =>  tart  up 
  =>  stucco 
  =>  redecorate 
  =>  panel 
  =>  bejewel,  jewel 
  =>  fillet,  filet 
  =>  scallop 
  =>  bedizen 
  =>  dress  ship 
  =>  trim,  garnish,  dress 
  =>  trim 
  =>  deck,  bedight,  bedeck 
  =>  plume 
  =>  festoon 
  =>  enamel 
  =>  inlay 
  =>  hatch 
  =>  damascene 
  =>  gloss,  polish 
  =>  glaze 
  =>  lacquer 
  =>  japan 
  =>  gild,  begild,  engild 
  =>  illuminate 
  =>  miniate,  rubricate 
  =>  emblazon,  blazon 
  =>  color,  colour,  emblazon 
  =>  miniate 
  =>  fringe 
  =>  fret 
  =>  landscape 
 
  Sense  4 
  beautify,  embellish,  prettify 
  =>  groom,  neaten 
  =>  cleanse,  clean 
  =>  bathe 
  =>  shower 
  =>  wash 
  =>  wash,  lave 
  =>  sponge  down 
  =>  scrub,  scrub  up 
  =>  gargle,  rinse 
  =>  shampoo 
  =>  condition 
  =>  hush 
  =>  soap,  lather 
  =>  bathe,  bath 
  =>  douche 
  =>  floss 
  =>  decontaminate 
  =>  shave 
  =>  razor 
  =>  tonsure 
  =>  comb,  comb  out  disentangle 
  =>  slick,  slick  down  sleek  down 
  =>  tease,  fluff 
  =>  dress,  arrange,  set  do  coif,  coiffe,  coiffure 
  =>  bob 
  =>  wave 
  =>  marcel 
  =>  perm 
  =>  mousse,  gel 
  =>  pomade 
  =>  clean  up 
  =>  make  up 
  =>  lipstick 
  =>  rouge 
  =>  powder 
  =>  talc 
  =>  manicure 
  =>  barber 
  =>  pedicure 
  =>  doll  up  do  up  pretty  up  glam  up 
  =>  spruce  up  spruce,  slick  up  smarten  up 
  =>  perfume,  scent 
  =>  dress,  groom,  curry 
  =>  dress  up  window-dress 
  =>  spruce  up  spruce,  titivate,  tittivate,  smarten  up  slick  up  spiff  up 
  =>  polish,  smooth,  smoothen,  shine 
  =>  Simonize 
  =>  slick,  sleek 
  =>  buff,  burnish,  furbish,  flush 
  =>  become  suit 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  embellish 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  embellish 
 
  4  senses  of  embellish 
 
  Sense  1 
  embroider,  pad,  lard,  embellish,  aggrandize,  aggrandise,  blow  up  dramatize,  dramatise 
  =>  overstate,  exaggerate,  overdraw,  hyperbolize,  magnify,  amplify 
 
  Sense  2 
  deck,  adorn,  decorate,  grace,  embellish,  beautify 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  3 
  decorate,  adorn,  grace,  ornament,  embellish,  beautify 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  4 
  beautify,  embellish,  prettify 
  =>  better,  improve,  amend,  ameliorate,  meliorate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  embellish 
 
  embellish  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  embellish 
 
  Sense  1 
  embroider,  pad,  lard,  embellish,  aggrandize,  aggrandise,  blow  up  dramatize,  dramatise 
  =>  overstate,  exaggerate,  overdraw,  hyperbolize,  magnify,  amplify 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  deck,  adorn,  decorate,  grace,  embellish,  beautify 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  decorate,  adorn,  grace,  ornament,  embellish,  beautify 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  beautify,  embellish,  prettify 
  =>  better,  improve,  amend,  ameliorate,  meliorate 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  embellish 
 
  The  verb  embellish  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  embroider,  pad,  lard,  embellish,  aggrandize,  aggrandise,  blow  up  dramatize,  dramatise  --  (add  details  to) 
  2.  deck,  adorn,  decorate,  grace,  embellish,  beautify  --  (be  beautiful  to  look  at  "Flowers  adorned  the  tables  everywhere") 
  3.  decorate,  adorn,  grace,  ornament,  embellish,  beautify  --  (make  more  attractive  by  adding  ornament,  colour,  etc.;  "Decorate  the  room  for  the  party";  "beautify  yourself  for  the  special  day") 
  4.  beautify,  embellish,  prettify  --  (make  more  beautiful) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  embellished 
 
  The  adj  embellished  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  embellished,  empurpled,  over-embellished,  purple  --  (excessively  elaborate  or  showily  expressed;  "a  writer  of  empurpled  literature";  "many  purple  passages";  "speech  embellished  with  classical  quotations";  "an  over-embellished  story  of  the  fish  that  got  away") 
  2.  embellished,  ornamented,  ornate  --  (rich  in  decorative  detail) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  embellished 
 
  2  senses  of  embellished 
 
  Sense  1 
  embellished,  empurpled,  over-embellished,  purple 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  rhetorical)  ->  unrhetorical 
 
  Sense  2 
  embellished,  ornamented,  ornate 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  adorned)  ->  unadorned,  undecorated 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  embellished 
 
  2  senses  of  embellished 
 
  Sense  1 
  embellished,  empurpled,  over-embellished,  purple 
  =>  rhetorical  (vs.  unrhetorical) 
 
  Sense  2 
  embellished,  ornamented,  ornate 
  =>  adorned  (vs.  unadorned),  decorated 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  embellished 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  embellished 
 
  embellished  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  embellished 
  embellished 
  over-embellished 
  unembellished 
 
  Overview  of  verb  embellish 
 
  The  verb  embellish  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  embroider,  pad,  lard,  embellish,  aggrandize,  aggrandise,  blow  up  dramatize,  dramatise  --  (add  details  to) 
  2.  deck,  adorn,  decorate,  grace,  embellish,  beautify  --  (be  beautiful  to  look  at  "Flowers  adorned  the  tables  everywhere") 
  3.  decorate,  adorn,  grace,  ornament,  embellish,  beautify  --  (make  more  attractive  by  adding  ornament,  colour,  etc.;  "Decorate  the  room  for  the  party";  "beautify  yourself  for  the  special  day") 
  4.  beautify,  embellish,  prettify  --  (make  more  beautiful) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  embellished 
 
  The  adj  embellished  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  embellished,  empurpled,  over-embellished,  purple  --  (excessively  elaborate  or  showily  expressed;  "a  writer  of  empurpled  literature";  "many  purple  passages";  "speech  embellished  with  classical  quotations";  "an  over-embellished  story  of  the  fish  that  got  away") 
  2.  embellished,  ornamented,  ornate  --  (rich  in  decorative  detail) 



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