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embellishing |
1 definition found 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}.
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