Verschönern — meaning in English
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English meaning
- beautify verb To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.
- decoration noun The act of making something look more attractive, or an item added purely to embellish it.
- embellish verb To decorate something to make it more attractive.
- finesse noun Skilful and delicate handling of a difficult or sensitive situation.
Senses
Verschönern is used for these senses in English:
- beautify (transitive) To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.
- decoration The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
- embellish To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.
- embellish To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, embroider, or even misrepresent or lie.
- finesse (ambitransitive) To handle or manage carefully or skilfully; to manipulate in a crafty way. [from mid 18th c.]
beautify — full definition
- verb To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.
- verb To become beautiful.
- verb To make oneself beautiful.
- verb Synonym of pretty-print.
decoration — full definition
- noun The act of making something look more attractive, or an item added purely to embellish it.
- noun A medal, ribbon, or similar item awarded as an honour, especially for military service.