maisigh — meaning in English
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English meaning
- beautify verb To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.
- decorate verb To add ornaments or decorations to something, or to improve the appearance of a room or building.
- embellish verb To decorate something to make it more attractive.
- garnish verb To decorate a dish of food with a small extra item, or more generally to decorate or embellish something.
- illuminate verb To light up or shine light onto something.
- illustrate verb To explain or clarify something by using an example or comparison.
Senses
maisigh is used for these senses in English:
- beautify (transitive) To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.
- embellish To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.
- garnish To decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to embellish.
- illuminate (transitive) To decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs.
- illustrate To provide a book or other publication with pictures, diagrams or other explanatory or decorative features.
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.
decorate — full definition
- verb To add ornaments or decorations to something, or to improve the appearance of a room or building.
- verb To honour someone by awarding them a medal, ribbon, or similar mark of distinction.