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parannella — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • embellish verb To decorate something to make it more attractive.
  • fake adjective Not genuine; made to look real in order to deceive.
  • Polish verb To rub a surface until it is smooth and shiny.
  • revamp verb To make something better by updating or improving it.

Senses

parannella is used for these senses in English:

  • embellish To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, embroider, or even misrepresent or lie.
  • fake (transitive) To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify.
  • polish (transitive) To refine; remove imperfections from.
  • revamp (transitive) To improve, renew, renovate, or revise (something). [from early 19th c.]

embellish — full definition

  1. verb To decorate something to make it more attractive.
  2. verb To make a story sound more interesting or impressive than it really is, often by exaggerating or adding invented details.

fake — full definition

  1. adjective Not genuine; made to look real in order to deceive.
  2. noun An object, person, or claim that is not what it appears to be.
  3. verb To make something appear real or true when it isn't; to pretend.
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