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Decorate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To furnish, provide, or adorn with something ornamental; embellish.

v. To confer a medal or other honor on: was decorated for bravery.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To furnish with decorations.

v. To improve the appearance of an interior of a house, room, office and so forth.

v. (transitive) (In some programming languages) To extend a method, etc. by attaching some further code item.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary; to adorn; to beautify; to embellish

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To distinguish; grace; honor.

To deck with something becoming or ornamental; adorn; beautify; embellish: as, to decorate the person; to decorate an edifice.

To confer distinction upon by means of a badge or medal of honor: as, to decorate an artist with the cross of the Legion of Honor.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to

v. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

v. provide with decoration

v. be beautiful to look at

Word Usage

"The Putz -- a German word for "decorate" -- tells the story of the birth of Christ in a more elaborate way than the typical nativity scene."

Verb Form

decorated decorates decorating

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

honour reward honor arrange set up

Form

decorative

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

grace beautify ornament embellish adorn honor

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

redecorate

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

house-building yellow-painted decor housekeeping