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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Embellish \Em*bel"lish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embellished}; p.
pr & vb n. {Embellishing}.] [OE. embelisen embelisshen F.
embellir pref. em- (L. in) + bel, beau, beautiful. See
{Beauty}.]
To make beautiful or elegant by ornaments; to decorate; to
adorn; as to embellish a book with pictures, a garden with
shrubs and flowers, a narrative with striking anecdotes, or
style with metaphors.
Syn: To adorn; beautify; deck; bedeck; decorate; garnish;
enrich; ornament; illustrate. See {Adorn}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
embellish
v 1: add details to [syn: {embroider}, {pad}, {lard}, {aggrandize},
{blow up}, {dramatize}, {dramatise}]
2: be beautiful to look at "Flowers adorned the tables
everywhere" [syn: {deck}, {adorn}, {decorate}, {grace}, {beautify}]
3: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.;
"Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for
the special day" [syn: {decorate}, {adorn}, {grace}, {ornament},
{beautify}]
4: make more beautiful [syn: {beautify}, {prettify}] [ant: {uglify}]
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