embellish

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English embelishen, from Old French embellir, from em- + bel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ/, /ɛm-/ === Verb === embellish (third-person singular simple present embellishes, present participle embellishing, simple past and past participle embellished) To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate. (by extension) To enhance by adding something not strictly integral or necessary. To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, embroider, or even misrepresent or lie. to embellish a story, the truth ==== Synonyms ==== adorn beautify decorate deck grace ornament prettify See also Thesaurus:decorate ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====